You may also need to use a wire tool or a paper clip.
How to change your house door locks.
In apartment complexes this is now the most common way of changing locks on a door.
Pull out the two door knobs.
Remove the two screws from the latch plate on the edge of the door and remove the latch from the opening.
Begin by removing the screws from the door knob on the interior side of your door.
Then remove each side s door knob by pulling them away from the door.
2 remove the two smaller.
Rekeying involves realigning the pins and springs in the inner workings of the lock in.
To change the locks unscrew the door knob from the inside and pull the knobs apart.
Take your new deadbolt hardware and install it where the old one was.
Remove the screws from the old lock on the inside of the door.
Remove the rest of the deadbolt hardware from the door.
Dump out the old pins insert the new key and use tweezers or small needle nose pliers to match the new colored pins to the color code on the special instruction sheet.
Screw the new knobs into the door.
Use a phillips head screwdriver to unfasten the two or three screws located on the inside knob plate.
In some cases door latch plate mortises might need to be cut or enlarged.
Insert the pins and reassemble the lock.
Tom recommends changing the locks whenever a new home is purchased.
Insert the new knobs into the door opening.
Position the lock mechanism such that the keyhole is vertically aligned.
Insert your new deadbolt.
Twist the knob on the turn assembly to expose the bolt holes.
On the opposite side insert the bar into the channel in the back of the turn assembly plate.
Once the new pins are in reverse the steps to reassemble the lock.
The door knob and dead bolt lock set tom demonstrated with was a plymouth single cylinder knob combo pack with a bright brass finish.
This allows you to pull the door knobs off the door from both sides.