Blake, I suspect that you need to adjust the striker plate on the door frame. I use a wee small hex wrench to feel where the plunger is hitting and then make minor adjustments to the plate. I have also found that the bet way to adjust the plate is to file it out a bit so the plunger will catch. The other possability is that the plunger in the new door knob is shorter than the old one. In this case you may have to consider a shim behind the striker plate.
HTH, Cy, The Anasazi From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Blake Hardin Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 9:40 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Stubern door knob, or door frame? Hmmm Hey all, i bought two outside door knobs today and replaced the one on my back door just fine. Anyway onthe the front door is the problem. I installed the new knob and when i closed it it didn't click in to place so i had to just put back on the old knob. Gurhrhrhrhrhrhrhrhr lol. I believe the door frame is uneven is the reason why it didn't work. Any ideas here? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
