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Replace a Passage Doorknob with a Privacy Doorknob

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    • Hold both sides of the current doorknob with a hand to prevent it from falling out in the removal process.

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    • Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, remove the two screws from the passage doorknob.

    • Make sure to rotate the screwdriver counter clockwise when removing screws.

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    • Once the screws are off, safely pull out the doorknob from both sides.

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    • Remove the screws off the existing latch that comes with the passage doorknob.

    • These screws are located on the plate of the latch.

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    • Pull the latch out of the hole it is secured in.

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    • Grab the new latch that comes with the privacy doorknob set and ensure the flat side is facing away from the closing direction of the door.

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    • Insert the new latch into the designated latch hole after figuring out the correct way to face it.

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    • Begin tightening the 19.05 mm flat head screws that come with the privacy doorknob set to secure the latch mechanism in place.

    • These are the short screws that come with the set.

    • Rotate the screwdriver clockwise to tighten.

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    • Grab the exterior knob and align it with the holes of the latch and push it in from the side of the door that is outside your room.

    • Make sure it is being secured with one hand to prevent it from falling.

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    • Align the holes of the interior knob with the spindle as shown in the second image.

    • Ensure the lock and and spindle are in a vertical position.

    • Push the interior knob in until both sides of the knob connect.

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    • Insert the 38.1mm flat head machine screws through the two holes of the interior knob and tighten until the doorknob is secured.

    • These are the long screws that come with the doorknob set.

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    • Test if the lock has been installed correctly.

    • After the lock clicks, try to rotate the knob.

    • If the knob does not rotate, then the installation of the privacy doorknob is successful.

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If you would like to revert to the passage doorknob, use the same steps as the ones provided to do so.

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