Schleg Door Locks How To Reverse Handle

Watch step by step instructions for schlage deadbolt door lock and other hardware installation and how to s with these short videos.

Schleg door locks how to reverse handle.

Insert the key into the lockset. Use a screwdriver or a drill to remove these screws. Is this lockset designed to allow me to reverse this rotation. 1 locate the pin tool that came with your lock.

Loosen the lever attachment to the door by rotating any screws that hold it together. How to reverse a schlage door handle step 1. 2 insert the tool into the small hole on the lever base and gently depress the retainer pin while pulling the lever away. Right side of the door and the hinges on the left of the door.

Access the screws holding the two sides of the doorknob together. Turn the key. Insert the end of a door handle. Turn the knob on the schlage assembly or press the thumb lever on top of the handle to disengage the catch and open the door.

I would like to modify this lockset so that to unlock i would turn it counterclockwise instead. To unlock i turn the key clockwise. Turn the key 90 degrees counterclockwise until it is vertical in the key hole. Step 2 tighten the two screws above and below the brass or stainless steel catch on the edge of the door twisting each screw clockwise.

Then its unlocking rotation direction would match the schlage deadbolt on the same door. The screws are visible on the plate behind the doorknob while others are hidden behind the plate. Look for a small slot in the. How to change a left handed door lever to right handed.

3 remove and exchange both levers. Rotate the lever setup and hold it.