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2. • • You may need to adjust the strike plate based on where the chalk marks appear. Or, you may only need to loosen the screws and shift the plate slightly. Read more below. Unscrew the strike plate from the door jamb. Use a file to enlarge the opening in the direction you need. File gradually, and test the fit frequently.
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   How do you know if a deadbolt is wrong?

   • 1. Measure Misalignment If your door won’t close, or your deadbolt does lock the door, you have to measure the distance the latch or bolt is off from the strike plate’s catch hole. Open the door and watch as it closes. See if the latch bolt is resting too far up, down, back, or forward.

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   How do I adjust a door strike plate?

   • Depending on your issue, you may not need the specifics of how to adjust a door strike plate. Look at the hinges on the doors and make sure the set screws are tight. Loose hinge screws can cause the door to hang awkwardly, so its lock misaligns with the strike plate.

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   How do you adjust a door lock?

   • Align the door against bodywork moulding lines or trim strips. Open the door, taking care to hold it in the new position. Tighten the bolts. Re-check the door movement and then adjust the striker plate. Adjust the striker plate so that the door-lock striker enters it centrally without running the sides.

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   How do you adjust door hinge bolts?

   • To adjust the door hinge bolts, you may need to loosen the door-lock striker assembly and remove a panel on the door pillar. Bolts may have hexagon or cross-slot heads. They will be very tight; loosen them with a socket and bar, a large screwdriver and self-locking grips or an impact driver. Leave one bolt tight enough to hold the hinge.

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   How do you fix a broken door handle?

   • The first thing you should try is tightening the screws in both the handle and the striker plate. If the door still doesn’t catch, try the following steps. Grab a flashlight and study how the door latch (the flexing part operated by the door handle) hits the strike plate.

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   How do you adjust a lock striker plate?

   • To adjust the striker plate, open the door and mark on the door pillar with a pencil the height at which the lock passes it. Use this mark to judge whether the striker plate needs to be slightly raised or lowered to give the door a close fit. The lock striker should enter the slot on the plate centrally without rubbing the sides.

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   Jan 23, 2019 · Fix Door Latch or Deadbolt Lock Alignment with Strike Plate. If you have to Push in Door to Latch or Lift Up or Down, Easy Fix!Tools & Supplies Dremel Rotary...

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   To adjust the door hinge bolts, you may need to loosen the door-lock striker assembly and remove a panel on the door pillar. Bolts may have hexagon or cross-slot heads. They will be very tight; loosen them with a socket and bar, a large screwdriver and self-locking grips or an impact driver.

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   Jun 14, 2019 · For widening, let's say, a door-to-cab corner gap, two fairly common approaches come to mind. One is to create a slice, near and parallel with the doorjamb, using an appropriate width cutoff...

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   Jun 27, 2024 · The first thing you should try is tightening the screws in both the handle and the striker plate. If the door still doesn’t catch, try the following steps. Examine the Door Latch. Grab a flashlight and study how the door latch (the flexing part operated by the door handle) hits the strike plate.

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    Jan 12, 2022 · Measure Misalignment. If your door won’t close, or your deadbolt does lock the door, you have to measure the distance the latch or bolt is off from the strike plate’s catch hole. Open the door and watch as it closes. See if the latch bolt is resting too far up, down, back, or forward.