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Kwikset quality has gotten worse over the last decade. I will say they have a great lifetime warranty on finishes and mechanicals. One quick email with a photo and they send out a replacement 200dollar entry set. i have witnessed first hand the cheapening of their parts. It's funny how they disagree with me when I show them the evidence, but naturally I wouldn't expect them to admit outsourcing was a good idea. Sad times we live in.

No help because I can’t get one screw out of knob.

Great video noting the issue, however i take issue with Kwik set for making me replace these every 3-4 years? I use their smart key units and love them for that purpose but to have to replace the hardware is a safety hazard at times. Currently the entire mechanism is blown out not lever up or down so I can’t unlatch my front door! Thanks for nothing Kwikset it thanks to this video for pointing out your shoddy design!

Kwikset latches/handles are guaranteed for life. Just call the support number and they'll ask a few questions to help you get the right replacement but then they'll send out the whole set. Why replace only the one part when sooner or later the rest will fail as well. .

Many thanks Paul - saved me the trouble and expense of replacing the entire door knob assembly !!

Omggg my son just locked my grandma bathroom door and she had her house since about 1986 the knob is so old she was having a heart attack this video help me out so much I took the knob off then got stuck came across this video and it help me in 1 second

Mine is brand new

That piece is the problem i have, but it isn't worn. Might be an old one maintenance decided to reuse. But i still can't turn the knob as far as i should be able to, to open the door.

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Thank you!!

Well done. You are exactly half correct and I mean that in a good way! Unfortunately not only does the plunger portion have excessive wear, the actual rotating stem fixed to the outside door knob also wears excessively. If you look at that piece of the door knob that projects through the plunger it is very likely that you will see a small notches in the fine edges of the half moon shaped stem. Sorry I do not know the technical names of the parts, but I am sure you can figure it out by simply looking at the parts. Kwikset locks have been doing this for several years. I first noticed it about four years ago. In most cases you have to throw away the entire entry lock (not the deadbolt though) and install a new one. In order to reduce the friction on the mechanism you can pack lube into the joint where the stem passes through the latch plunger at the time of assembly. You can also lube the inside surface of the latch that projects from the door edge and the inside edge of the strike plate. Something as simple as vaseline or white lube from an auto supply store will help a great deal. I have lubed the last two I installed and it makes a huge difference now. I seriously doubt that the interior lube will last very long. But, you caan lube the latch portion frequently to reduce the stress on the rotation parts of the latch system. It looks and smells like poor quality metal in manufacturing or planned obsolescence . Who knows. Good luck.

This is nice to know but doesn't help when you can't get the door open to access the piece you need to replace. If the latch isn't retracting, taking the knob or handle off allows you to look inside and identify that as the problem, but not how to fix it. Because it's a deadlatch, the credit card or wire solution doesn't work. Is removing the door at the hinges the only solution???

Thanks! This is super helpful. I was able to fix my door latch after watching your video.

I did it! Ty so much 💓

You saved me from getting a whole new doorknob set. Thanks.

Thank you

Thank you Paul! I was able to fix my closet door. extremely helpful 10/10!!!

I saw many comments mentioning the door still cannot open because of stuck latch. I was in same situation and I solved it by using a reverse -V cut plastic card to retract the latch from inside house

My question is, if the door is closed and the mechanism for pulling the latch back all the way isn't working, how did you get the latch out of the door?

Thanks for the good information; you just saved me $47 for a new set! It worked like a charm...again, thanks!

It worked for me! Thanks a bunch!

Thanks! I watched a few videos on how to fix a sticky door latch, but none mentioned the mechanism can wear down over time. Sure enough, that was exactly my problem and was grateful for an easy fix (after an hour of bang my head on the door trying to figure out the problem haha).

Seven dollar fix or you kidding me Bro a whole entire knob set cost seven dollars

Thank you! I could not open my door, even after removing the door knob. A key in there wiggling did the trick!

My question is…what do you do if the door is stuck closed and you don’t have access to the side. My door is locked and the latch won’t turn to get access to side. It’s the garage access door

Great video. Explaining why it broke and how to fix helped me a great deal. Fixed my door easily after watching. Thank you!

But, how does one open the door if the latch doesn't work

Bingo

Thanks

What if this situation happens and you can’t open the door because it’s already closed 😔

Oh lord forever professor

Just took mine apart and it looked exactly like yours. I also notice the half moon piece in the handle that presses against the latch is itself a little worn. My handleset is only about 3 years old. I would have thought Kwikset would use better materials

Yeah and take note of what doorhandle you have and look at the part that turns the latch to open the door, some are circular and some are square, I bought a new quickset exterior door latch for my front door and it's fine it just has a half moon shape area for the door knob to slide into and my door knob has a square Insert that goes through the latch that makes it work so I'm trying to figure out if I can swap it with the one I got like if there's a little way to change it or if I have to jimmy rig something so it works I think I'm going to shave a little metal off the quickset latch where the square insert goes to and it will fit snugly and open the door but if not I'm going back to Home Depot

I'm having this same problem with my front door - Kwikset 6WAL - dead latch. I'm going to home depot to get me a new one. Costs between $7 & $8.

Instead of buying a new piece, I ground off 1/8 of an inch from the end of the latch for another 10 years of service. That took about one minute , and cost me nothing.

Paul S: Thanks so much for the video. Your video helped me save money by not having to buy a whole new lock for my door. Replacing the latch fixed it! I also wanted to post another video which may help others like me who needed some help with the installation of the latch as well(if needed). Here it is : ruclips.net/video/bsgpomUQcy0/видео.html

So how to Open it? my door just like that

Thank you so much , Paul for the video and the explanations. Almost gave up then saw your video and was able to fix problem. New problem: it won’t retract by itself unless I pull the lever to retract. I think I need to put some WD40 but where to apply?

Paul, Thanks for this video. I've been surfing youtube looking for an explanation of why the latch was not retracting all the way and after hours of video I finally found yours which clearly identified the problem. My solution to the problem was to use my bolt cutters to cut in half a #8 finish nail, (also cut off the head and point ends too). Then I inserted the nail pieces at those 2 crucial points you had identified in your video and all is working fine for now. Obviously just a temporary fix but a working fix nonetheless! Thanks again for sharing! Regards, Frank