Euro cylinder door lock, no fixing bolt but won't budge!

jd93

Hi all. Changing the lock on my door, went to pop it out to measure, noticed there's no fixing bolt holding it in!

Tried to remove it but won't budge!

I could snap it but confused why won't it budge?

Thanks all

grumbler

What about the other screw? The empty hole doesn't look like it's for a screw as it's not countersunk.

jd93

Hi mate, other screw holds the silver unit in not linked to the euro cylinder, I'm lost with it haha! 

grumbler

What 'silver unit'?

Did you try to remove the screw?

Does the cylinder not move at all or it's lose and you just can't extract it?

Jonboy_1984

Is there a bolt inside the hole in your third picture?

On one door I have seen it was inside the door to keep it clear of the sliders for the multipoont locking, and only visable when the sliders were in one position (unlocked from memory). 

ThisIsWeird

jd93 said:

Hi all. Changing the lock on my door, went to pop it out to measure, noticed there's no fixing bolt holding it in!

Tried to remove it but won't budge!

I could snap it but confused why won't it budge?

Thanks all

3rd pic, the screw that's in line with the euro, have you tried undoing that one?
If that works, once released you need to insert the key and turn it so's the thingy is drawn into the euro body and it should then withdraw.

jonnydeppiwish!

As previous - put the key in and twist. Should pop out if that’s not the retaining acrew

ThisIsWeird

Usually this screw - actually a long bolt that goes right into the Euro. Fully remove. Lock should become loose.

Key in, turn steadily through full cycle-and-gently pull at the same time - the lock should come out when the key has given it the correct alignment.

Make sure the replacement Euro is the same overall length, and - I think - the same length ratio (inside and outside bits).

DGNoble

Follow the advice by ThisIsWeird as it is the correct way to do the job of removing and replacing the lock. You may need a lubricant such as WD40 to make withdrawal of the lock a bit easier.
If you are going to replace the lock you can get one which uses a key for external entry and had a knob for internal opening or closing. I did this when I moved into where I am living now, so I could keep the key in my pocket.
For you it would mean you can keep the key in your pocket/handbag or on a hook in the house.

35har1old

jd93 said:

Hi all. Changing the lock on my door, went to pop it out to measure, noticed there's no fixing bolt holding it in!

Tried to remove it but won't budge!

I could snap it but confused why won't it budge?

Thanks all

The key has to be in the correct position to allow extraction of cylinder.
Have you tried turning the quay and pushing the cylinder until it pops out.
There is a star headed screw in the picture above have you tried removing this if it is at lock level

jd93

Hi all thank you for your responses. 

The screw that looks like it should be the fixing bolt pictured above with an arrow, is a tiny 5m screw that holds the silver unit in place for the door, not related to the eurocylinder.

The hole below i believe is where the long fixing bolt should be, and there is no screw present. 

taking some new pictures with light, i can see something in the hole right in that could be perhaps the blot snapped off in the hole, therefore assuming i'd need to snap the lock annoyingly.

Could i take the whole unit out to avoid snapping the lock, but imagine it will still be stuck in there.....nothing is ever straightforward haha!


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