Once you have the door handle off you can now try to open the latch manually with either a large flathead screwdriver or pair of needle nose pliers.
Front door thumb latch sticking.
Place the end of the straw into the opening of the lock where you normally insert your key.
The issue a door latch stuck due to a jamming latch will have no real variation between how the latch moves when it is pressed in or when the handle is turned both when the door is open and when it is shut.
A coating of oil or silicone will also help.
Guide the straw as far in as you can to make sure you re hitting every part of the locking mechanism that might be sticking with the wd 40.
Slide the doorknob off the spindle pull out the lock mechanism and remove the latchbolt from its hole in the edge of the door.
If the latch still sticks after you put it back chances are you have the door knob attached too tight onto the door.
Insert the straw into the opening of the lock.
Move to the edge of the door.
Rinse it off and dry it good before installing it back into the door.
This will cause pressure that will make the latch stick while it is inside the door frame.
Insert the tip of your powdered graphite tube into the opening around the latch and inject a few.
Turn the knob to open the door and release the knob slowly.
Tighten the hinge screws and then try adjusting the strike plate by loosening its screws and shifting it slightly.
Repairs range from making minor latch adjustments to repositioning the door.
You can see where the cylinder entered the dead latch mechanism and pulled the latch back.
Lay the disassembled lock parts on layers of newspaper or paper towels.
Take the door knob apart and lean the latch mechanism with clean water.
Grasp the doorknob with one hand and turn it to retract the latch.
A sticking door latch might require some lubrication or it might be jamming against the strike plate on the door jamb.
Parts are unavailable as of january 22 2019 how to replace the mechanism on a weiser handleset when the thumb pushy downy thingie won t retract latch.
Door lock doesn t latch properly when a door latch doesn t click into position it usually means the latch and the strike plate are out of alignment.
On the kwikset locks this looks like two little teeth that the cylinder pushes back.