How To Install A Slide Lock On A Garage Door
Garage door slide locks are a good way to secure your garage door if you won t be using them for a while such as when you go on trips.
How to install a slide lock on a garage door. The lock bars are the two straight pieces going from the lock to each side of the door. The spindle turns with the knob and causes the springs within the latch to slide the bolt into the door so it opens. The bars join on a plate that mounts over the lock shaft. If you like these types of videos and would like to see more of them please like subscrib.
In this video we demonstrate how to install a roller door lock. 3 hold the slide lock up. Once installed turn the handle 90 degrees to lock the slide lock. Remove the two screws holding the strike plate in place on the door jamb and install the new one in the same position.
To lock the door from the outside to lock the slide lock from the outside you need to install a lock handle with the spindle inserted into the square hole next to the operating lever. Install both knobs by sliding the spindle through the slot in the latch. If you position them. Align the two long screws from the inside knob into the cylinders on the exterior door knob and tighten the screws.
These open screw holes will hold the slide lock in place.