How to change the backset of an older entry latch

hi I'm here to show you how to set the back set on your latch first you're going to get your hole and measure from the center of the hole to the edge of the door when you figure out the center of the hole to the edge of the door the size it's usually one of three 2 and 38 2 and 3/4 or 5 in now on our latches you will see here this says 2 and 38 and 2 and 3/4 so with these latches it's a simple as pulling it straight back or pushing forward keeping the squared cut out squared with the rest of the latch now let's say for example that you have one that's a little off this square piece is technically two halves so let's say you have one that's off I have one here that is off there's one hole and there's the other hole notice they're not lined up see to fix this couple n no would help maybe two sets take one set grabbing the inside here on one and take the other set of needl noes and grab here and push them together this hand is going forward this hand is coming back pushing them together now the holes are together it is not squared though but you simply just Square it up with with your fingers now if these still aren't squared after you've brought them together again use the needle nose to square them up the thing is you do not want it to be in a diamond shape if it is in a diamond shape it will not work it will only when it's like this you turn the knob on the inside or the outside or push down the lever or a thumb press on an entry door and it will only retract one way meaning that if I turn the knob this way it'll retract the latch but barely if I turn this way it won't retract the latch at all so that's not right it has to be like that or that depending on the backset of your door again if they're offset needle nose on the inside on the outside and bring them together so I've just separated them I'm bringing them back together with the set of needl nose

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Keywords: Defiant, Faultless, Gatehouse, Fu, Hsing, Fu Hsing, Americas, Fu Hsing Americas, latch, backset, how to, Door Lock, Deadbolt, Arctek, Lengthen

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Length: 3min 12sec (192 seconds)

Published: Fri Aug 23 2013