How To Fix A Kwikset Door Lock

I show how i tightened my loose door handle that is made by kwikset.

How to fix a kwikset door lock.

I had to fix it. You may feel the tool click inside the lock. Press and hold the a or program button while reinserting the battery pack. Keep holding the button for 30 seconds until the lock beeps and the status led flashes red.

Remove the battery pack. Make sure your key is fully inserted. Here is the handleset i bought. This video is a demonstration of how to remove the lock cylinder on a kwikset smartkey door knob so you can flip over the lock so the keyhole is not upside down.

Remove the smarkey tool. Fix broken front door and garage door locks with smart lock technology that s easy to install and easy to use with smartphone compatibility. Some models have a small pin on the neck of the inner door. I show how i tightened my loose door handle that is made by kwikset.

Insert the smartkey tool fully and firmly into the smartkey hole. My front door knob was broken and i couldn t open the door from the inside or outside. This procedure will fix your upside down keyhole. You do not need the kwikset cylinder removal tool.

Insert the new key you wish to use with the lock. Find secure and reliable locks that will last when you replace your broken locks with kwikset s durable hardware. Remove the outside door knob assembly from the door. Here s how i did it.

Remove the current key. Push the small spring housing away from the cylinder on the inside of the door knob with the cylinder plug tool. View button locations for your lock model. This is the short version of what you should attempt to do before trying anything else if the screw is loose the key will not turn all the way and the tur.