How A Rig A Door Lock To Stay Closed

If you can get in another door warm up your car until the ice around the latch melts.

How a rig a door lock to stay closed.

I show how to fix gas tank cap. This will only work if the door you are trying to keep shut opens away from you. If that doesn t solve the problem try this trick. The fixes are very simple if you have any suggestions for videos you w.

You can choose different options for each. This fills in gaps caused by the house settling that throws the door frame out of alignment. For a frozen door latch try using your hair blower on high heat and aim it at your car door in the area of the latch. For example you might want to have your laptop stay on when you close the lid while it s plugged in but go to sleep when it s on battery.

Tie the other end of the rope to another doorknob in the room. If it is loose or has slipped out of the mortise place it back in the mortise and tighten the screws with a phillips screwdriver. Screw the hinge back in through the card. Cut an index card or heavy paper to fit between the hinge and the surface where it screws into the door.

Tighten the hinges first if you find that the latch contacts the strike plate too high or too low make sure all the door s hinge screws are tight. Rust remover and a little elbow grease can remove some of the rust around your latch to help it work better. Tying this rope from one doorknob to the other gives the door an anchor. Remove one of the screws on the jamb side of the hinge and drive in a 3 in.

Tie a rope or cord around the doorknob you want to keep shut. Shut the door and try to lock it. In this video i talk about a common problem with bmw gas tank won t stay close or won t close. If the door still does not stay shut put in another section of card.

If it won t lock open the door. How to fix a car door that wont close or stay closed keep in mind that if this happens during the freezing temperatures of winter or just after a snowstorm.