Loose house front door key plate

jvjack

Hi , my house front door plate where you put key in has suddenly gone loose. I call it plate. Probably has proper name. But I'm wondering how to tighten it and can't find in Google what to do. I'll try picture of it first.cant

jvjack

Bear with me. Inside pics next.

jvjack

Here's the inside. The lock has two screws on one side. None on other. Not sure how to proceed. Will unscrewing those two screws just let the lock come off and I just tighten something. I can't see how those two screws hold it in place. Is it maybe glued as well 

Ectophile

The screws will be on the inside.  Because if they were on the outside, it would be easy for a burglar to unscrew the plate for better access to the lock.

Take the inside lock off, and peer into the hole it leaves.

jvjack

Yes. I don't see how those two screws going sideways hold it all together though. I suppose they must do though. Weekend job incase things go wrong.

EssexExile

jvjack said:

Yes. I don't see how those two screws going sideways hold it all together though. I suppose they must do though. Weekend job incase things go wrong.

Remove those screws and the inside part of the lock will come off revealing the screws that go through the door to the outside bit.

jvjack

Cool. At weekend.

Emmia

I had precisely the same problem - take out the screws on the interior night latch, it will come off revealing the screw to tighten for the front of the lock, then just pop the whole lot back on... Super easy will take 5-10mins 

grumpy_codger

                                                 

jvjack

Lol at grumpy codger. You're giving me nightmares. 
Emmia. Am looking forward to doing it.

grumpy_codger