I was honored to be sent to my new bosses house prior to turkey day to do some routine maintenance and stuff.Everything went perfect as usual.
Then, I needed to remove a double cylinder Schladge deadbolt with no visible screws. WTF. I’ve been around for a while, but cant remember how to take this freeking thing apart.
TRIGGER
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Simply remove the d in Schladge and it will come off for you. ;)
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HA! I'm suprised spell check didn't catch that.
You're a good sport. I couldn't resist - this is the first time I've acted out on my spelling police impulse.
WAG: Perhaps the cylinder cover has a very thin slot through which you could push on a spring-loaded keeper tab. Or maybe the cover spins off.http://www.costofwar.com/
Nothing visible.
TRIGGER,
On some of them you have to pry the cover off the inside lock to find the screws, some have little plugs hiding the screws. Some you have to turn the key a little to to reveal the screws. Nothing like consistency.KK
The face of the inside cylendar looks identical to the ext. cylendar. No plugs. And I am able to spin the outside cylendar protecting ring freely on both sides of the door.
It's way too shiney to pry on and create embarassing moment # 34.
Hey I just found some info: http://forum.doityourself.com/archive/index.php/t-218279.html and http://forum.doityourself.com/archive/index.php/t-194812.html
Remove the cover plate from the edge of the door. there will be two set screws, one for each cylinder. Loosen the screw, and the cylinders can be unscrewed. Insert the key in the cylinder to get leverage. Twist carefully.
When you replace the cylinders, try to screw them in the same number of turns. It is possible to pull the lockset too close to one face of the door if you screw in one cylinder too far.
"When asked if you can do something, tell'em "Why certainly I can", then get busy and find a way to do it." T. Roosevelt
OK CooL. Ill head back over there and see WTF happens.Thanks
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OK CooL. Ill head back over there and see WTF happens.Thanks
Quit , yer killin me.
Tim
It's way too shiney to pry on and create embarassing moment # 34.
This is like a good comedy movie. good stuff read on.
Tim
I've done one or two where there is a set screw in the edge of the door that holds the lock cylinder tight. When you loosen the set screw you can unthread the lock cylinder. Baldwin style stuff... not sure if it applies to Schlage
His entry door has the baldwin hdwr.. I just removed it to have it refinished.
This deadbolt is a standard schlage bolt with 1 1/4" bore on the faces of the door.
Edited 11/26/2005 10:14 pm ET by TRIGGER
This may not apply to Schlages, but I just put some new Medeco deadbolts in my house and they have a tiny allen screw in the backside of the turnbutton. Loosen the allen screw, take off the turnbutton, and then a blank cover plate comes off the lock bezel which exposes the screws.
There is no turn button. It's a double cylendar.
The only screws (I STG) that are visable, are the two that are typicaly on the edge of the door that hold the latch bolt in place.
I went to the Schlage website and dug around a while, but no luck. They have installation instructions there for deadbolts, but I couldn't find any for the double cylinder style.
I bet its a commercial lock. Stick a thin screwdriver behind the faceplate and pry it loose. There's a couple of tabs that hold it in place, it should snap off. You'll figger it out from there.
"If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man." - Mark Twain
Thanks RW