faulty lock on front door

[davphi338]

Hi,

I have a front door from a manufacturer called homesafe. This morning my wife heard a ping and now there is no spring in the door handles. I have removed the door handles and they are the non sprung type. There is a continuous metal strip along the edge of the door and I removed this but could not fully remove the lock because I couldn't get the barrel out.

I found a piece of broken metal within the lock, so it appears there was some form of spring mechanism on the spindle.

Firstly, how do i remove the lock barrel so i can remove the locking mechanism.

Secondly would it be a more viable option to try and get some replacement sprung handles rather than trying to replace the lock mechanism.

Thanks for any advice

 

[Aithein]

After taking the holding scew out of the barrel, you will have to put the key in and give it a turn while removing the barrel.
If something has broken inside the lock, to save further damage/problems (you don't know what's left in there) , might just be easier to change lock?