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Singular Cylinder Kwikset Deadbolt Replacement

Introduction

When a deadbolt gets rusty and old, it can be hard to rotate the turnpiece from the lock cylinder to lock or unlock the door, either with the key inserted in the key cylinder or manually. With the help of this guide, you will learn how to uninstall or reinstall your singular cylinder Kwikset deadbolt. This guide can also be used to replace a broken deadbolt completely.


What you need

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    • Turn the lock clockwise until two screws are visible.

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    • Remove both screws from the lock cylinder using a Phillips #3 screwdriver.

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    • Remove the lock cylinder from the door.

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    • Remove the pin and key cylinder from both of the secondary and primary support cylinders.

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    • Remove the secondary support cylinder from the primary support cylinder.

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    • Remove the primary cylinder support from the door.

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    • Remove both of the 3/4 inch screws from the face of the latch mechanism using a Phillips #3 screwdriver.

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    • Remove the latch mechanism with the latch face from the door.

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    • Insert the new latch mechanism with the latch face in the door. A capital letter "A" should face upward in the latch face.

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    • Reinsert both of the screws in the latch face using a Phillips #3 screwdriver.

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    • Insert the primary support cylinder in the door.

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    • Insert the secondary support cylinder in the door.

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    • Insert the new pin and key cylinder in both the primary and secondary support cylinders.

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    • Insert the new lock cylinder in the door by aligning the lock with the pin of the key cylinder.

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    • Insert both of the screws in the lock cylinder using a Phillips #3 screwdriver.

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Conclusion

Please follow the link listed to purchase the singular cylinder kwikset deadbolt package or type in Google “singular cylinder kwikset deadbolt” to find the appropriate parts, if not interested to purchase from the link listed.

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Jules Torilus

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UMass Dartmouth, Team S1-G22, Sinclaire Spring 2021 Member of UMass Dartmouth, Team S1-G22, Sinclaire Spring 2021

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