Residential & Commercial Security - Locks, Keys & Dead Bolts - Removing an OLD doorknob
Doityourself.com community forum was created to provide answers to all questions related to home improvement and home repair. Doityourself community can help you find information about how-to topics on small fixes to large remodeling projects. With comprehensive how-to content and expertly moderated community forums DoItYourself.com makes it easy to tackle even the most complex home improvement projects.View Full Version : Removing an OLD doorknob
deep6blue
05-28-04, 08:07 AM
Here's a good one. I am replacing an exterior doorknob. The house was built around 1969, and I think this is the original knob.
The problem is that I can't remove it. There are no visible screws. But there is a single hole on the plate cover (I don't know the real name). I have rotated the cover around and looked with a flashlight but haven't seen anything inside it. I figure there must be a pin or something in there but I cannot find it. A local hardware store suggested looking at about the 10 o'clock position for a pin but I haven't seen anything.
What am I looking for? How do I remove this doorknob?
The problem is that I can't remove it. There are no visible screws. But there is a single hole on the plate cover (I don't know the real name). I have rotated the cover around and looked with a flashlight but haven't seen anything inside it. I figure there must be a pin or something in there but I cannot find it. A local hardware store suggested looking at about the 10 o'clock position for a pin but I haven't seen anything.
What am I looking for? How do I remove this doorknob?
schiejr
05-29-04, 07:27 AM
Any name on the latch that you can see? Some Sargent locks require you to turn the plate which is threaded, away from the door to access a spring retainer on the lock body to remove the interior knob and then the lock.