A hammer may be needed if your lock is stuck.
How to take off a door lock.
Removing a mortise lock requires no more tools than for removing a regular knob door lock.
Once your latch plate is off and your casing bolts are removed pull the 2 halves of the lock straight out on each side of the door.
A mortise locks has a pocket called a mortise that is cut into the door itself.
Wrap one hand around both sides of the doorknob.
Remove the screws on the inside retaining plate with a phillips head screwdriver in your free hand.
You don t need to remove that unless you are changing out your entire door lock.
You should feel resistance as you turn the pliers.
This is the correct position for the pin tumblers to align.
Apply a bit of pressure to the paper clip to trigger a release button inside the hardware.
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If any screws are exposed during this process remove them to release the lock and remove it from the door.
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You ll see the frame of the lock that holds the latch or dead bolt plug remaining in the hole.
Turn the key so that the keyway slot is in the exact position it was in when you inserted the key.
Unscrew and remove the two screws from the door lock.
Wedge a pin or the tip of your flathead screwdriver under the small opening between the rose and the surface of the door.
The screws thread into sleeves inside the door that are part of the outer doorknob assembly.
Your fingers will be on the outside decorative cover and your thumb on the inside retaining plate.
Grab onto this lever with a pair of pliers and twist your pliers clockwise to disengage the lock.
Push your key in as far as it will go.
Once triggered the lever or lock trim can be removed from the door.
Straighten a paper clip and insert it into the hole.
The lock is encased in this pocket making it a more secure locking method.
There will be a small lever that pokes out of the hole in your lock.
These screws are usually phillips head screws and hold the two halves of the door lock together.