Motorhome Door Lock Stuck

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Motorhome door lock stuck.

If your lock is stuck. Thanks again for your post. How i got in and replaced the lock. The door has some jiggle room but one of the latches is still extended far enough to be catching on the door jam.

The keys for the dead bolt and the latch handle are functional. Fortunately we are not camping. Use a pair of pliers to bend the bent lever up into the proper position. Of course this is after you ve managed to open the storage compartment door.

The door latch is stuck in the locked position. It will swivel on the inside door handle shaft. Perhaps you have your key but the lock won t turn the key gets stuck or the door is jammed and won t open. Swing the interior door lock assembly out of the way.

Karen the dead bolt is a straight mechanical bolt that is usually unaffected like the door lock part. Stuck locked door latch. Describing and demonstrating several problems with my motorhome s entry door that may be common on many rv s. Remove the three screws securing the interior door lock assembly with a star bit screwdriver.

Wipe off your door jam area where the dead bolt would fit and then place a lot of the chalk onto the end of the dead bolt pin itself. If you cannot rack or twist the door a little to release that stuck latch your solution of removing the screws might be the better way to go to avoid damaging the door or the center lock assembly. This can be a common problem for rvs with the global lockset. Global locks have a small lip that can jam and keep the door from opening.