Sliding Glass Door Locks can be replaced, heres how. Sliding glass door locks such as the steel mortise style locks shown on this page are used in wood, vinyl and aluminum patio doors. They are often used in higher end doors because steel mortise locks are more secure than the cast aluminum alloy versions used in many patio doors. The important thing with mortised locks, and any sliding glass door lock really, is getting the right description by taking dimensions or, even better by taking a digital photograph to use in finding the right lock.

There are quite a lot of steel mortise locks and it is often hard to tell the differences between one and another. The mounting hole locations, the direction of swing of the hasp and the size of the hasp are all important details to know. Steel Mortise Locks. If the lock you have is built right into the frame of the door, you most likely have a mortised lock. The aluminum door varieties usually sit in a recess cut into the patio door frame. Wooden patio doors have steel locks mortised into a pocket in the door.

On some sliding glass door locks the door handles have long screws that go right through the steel mortised lock and there is usually a actuating lever that slides into a rectangular hole in the lock. Usually you buy just the mortised steel lock assembly that fits within the door and reuse the old handles and actuating lever. There are small parts with these locks so do not lose any while taking it apart!

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There are many different kinds of steel mortised locks but there are a few common types. This rectangular key fits in the keyway indicated on these pictures.

When you are replacing a mortise latch, you have to take note of the position of the keyway. Some are vertical, while others are angled at 4. In those situations there are products that can help. The do it yourself surface mount lock by Cal- Tech shown below offers excellent security and can be installed on just about any sliding patio door.

Double Bolt Patio Door Lock by Cal- Tech. Rectangular Cutout Locks. E2. 01. 1 is no longer available. It has no latch adjustment screw and actually has a vertical keyway, not the 4. One has a vertical keyway, one has the keyway at 4. The last version has the keyway at 2.

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You will often find these on patio doors made by Adams Rite and Arcadia as well as a wide variety of other manufacturers. The sliding glass door locks above all require different sizes of rectangular cutout for the hasp in the patio panel. The mounting screws are all placed above and below the cutout. Oval Shaped Cutout Locks. This lock made for an oval shaped cutout is probably the most popular and widely used of all mortise locks for patio doors.

These locks are identical except for the position of the keyway. As well, both of these sliding glass door locks are assemblies consisting of three parts. An E2. 10. 5 mortise lock, a recessed housing or escutcheon plate and a lock hasp. Usually its the E2. The recessed housing is often used to mount these locks in wooden or vinyl patio doors as the housing allows bigger screws to be used.

The sliding glass door locks shown above require an different sized oval shaped cutouts made in the patio frame so that the the latch hasp sticks through. In these locks, the hasp does not stick out from the panel when in the locked position, the hasp is recessed into the patio frame. Locks E2. 46. 9 and E2. An E2. 01. 4 mortise latch, An oval shaped housing and a separate hasp.

Usually, its only the E2. Long flange style latch assemblies. These sliding glass door locks are also assemblies consisting of an E2. The escutcheon plate is there to make it easy to install the latch in wooden doors.

The plate has holes for wood screws allowing the whole assembly to be screwed into a mortise cut in one of the vertical stiles. The flange or plate usually does not break and you can easily change out the E2.

Top and Bottom tab styles. These sliding glass panel locks are different in that the actuator lever and the lock are combined in one. All the other locks mentioned on this page have a seperate lever that gets inserted through the keyway. The sliding glass panel locks above both share the same mounting screws that hold the handles together on both sides of the patio panel. The E2. 10. 5 lock is used in the E2.

E2. 07. 9 assemblies on this page. Sliding Bolt Style. Locks such as the E2. Arcadia 7. 00 and 8.

They are a little different from other mortise locks on this page because the hook is mounted stationary on the side jamb of the door. When the door is closed the whole mortise lock slides down over the hook. Questions and Answers about mortise locks.

This is a sampling of some of the questions I get about mortise lock installation and repair. Which patio panel mortise lock is correctby Eric(Wheaton, IL)How do I know if I need to the 2. You need to remove the handleset to see how the thumb lever fits in the lock. If it fits in with the shaft at a 4.

If it fits in vertically it is a 2. How do you remove a patio panel lockby Tony S(Orlando, FL)GREAT.

On your home page, you have a. I'm attempting to replace one for a. I've removed the. OR down where the screw mounting holes would get passed the.

Found. a new lock at a local glass company, but they couldn't give me any. I remove the frame from the.

Can if I have to, but would rather not!! Any advice would be. Thanks, again. Hi Tony, happy to help in any.

I can. Any chance that you could take some digital pictures of the. Once I see what we are dealing with I might. Identifyingsliding glass door locksby Brian(Glendale Heights, IL )Hello,We. He quoted. me $1. I thought that was insane. I'd find a way to fix it myself.

I found your website and. I need. Can you identify what. Thanks! Hi Brian; Thanks for the question. Your lock is most likely the E2. E2. 01. 3 shown on my sliding door lock page.

Usually its the E2. How To Uninstall Minitab 14 For Vista more. You. have to remove the handles to see how the small actuator lever enters. On the E2. 01. 4 the actuator lever is at an angle of 4. In patio door handles that have the E2. The E2. 01. 4 is much more common but you really cant be sure unless you take the handle off and look at it. If you are still not clear just upload a picture of the latch once you have the handle off and I will help identify it from that.

Looking for Arcadia sliding glass door latchby Katharine W.(Scottsdale AZ)I. Arcadia. The thumb latch broke and can't be fixed because it is made of. I have been trying to locate either that piece or the entire.

I have attached a picture, do you have anything. I posted a picture from. Take. a look and see if you agree, and let me know if the 5- 1/2. It looks like its designed to have both 3- 1/4 and 5- 1/2. If all looks good I will see if its possible to get one. Patio Door latch not engagingby Dee Gonzalez(Indianapolis,IN)The latch on my patio door is not engaging the mount to latch the door.

I'm not sure if it is a door. I do not want to buy a new patio door if this is a. Any help or advise is greatly appreciated. Thank you. Hi Dee; Most.

Open the sliding door just one. Sight up and. down the crack and see if the door looks parallel to the side frame. You. might need to adjust the rollers on the bottom left or the right to get. Once you do that the latch may start working. Regardless the door needs to be square before the latch is adjusted. With. the door perfectly square, take a piece of masking tape and align it at. If the bottom of the latch hasp aligns thats great but.

The last thing to try is to install a couple of washers behind the latch keeper on the side jamb. One of these things should get that latch working again. If not, try a new mortise latch. Broken Patio Slider Latchesby Marc W(Orlando Fl)Hello. Can you tell me which mechanism I should be ordering. I have attached a couple pictures that should help? Thx. Marc WHi Mark; Thanks.

Your latch is most likely my E2. That would allow you to see if the slot in the latch that the actuator lever fits into is 4. If. its not, and the slot is horizontal, then the lock is an E2.