Motorhome Door Lock Stuck

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Motorhome door lock stuck.

The door latch is stuck in the locked position. Perhaps you have your key but the lock won t turn the key gets stuck or the door is jammed and won t open. Global locks have a small lip that can jam and keep the door from opening. Use a pair of pliers to bend the bent lever up into the proper position.

Remove the three screws securing the interior door lock assembly with a star bit screwdriver. Of course this is after you ve managed to open the storage compartment door. If your lock is stuck. 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.

Karen the dead bolt is a straight mechanical bolt that is usually unaffected like the door lock part. You ll know if you have a global lock because it will have a g on it. Thanks again for your post. It will swivel on the inside door handle shaft.

Swing the interior door lock assembly out of the way. The keys for the dead bolt and the latch handle are functional. 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. Describing and demonstrating several problems with my motorhome s entry door that may be common on many rv s.

Stuck locked door latch. The door has some jiggle room but one of the latches is still extended far enough to be catching on the door jam. How i got in and replaced the lock. But the first thing i would do is go to your local hardware store and gt a piece of carpenter s chalk.