How to change an old mortise lock handle patio door with new 2019 parts.
How to change sliding door lock.
Insert the new lock piece with the screw holes and locking mechanism into the opening on the interior side of the patio door.
Products used in this video.
These are the parts used.
However you may decide to use your sliding glass door as a regular entry point in which case you might want to think about installing a key lock so the door can be unlocked from the outside.
Then replace the bottom screw in the hole where it was affixed to the handle to prevent the latch from falling into the doorframe.
The two pieces will line up and fit into each other as the screws are tightened.
Usually its the e2014 but the only way to be absolutely sure is to loosen the two screws that hold the handle on.
They are not used as entry doors.
Sliding glass doors are typically only lockable from the inside.
You have to remove the handles to see how the small actuator lever enters the latch.
Your lock is most likely the e2014 or the e2013 shown on my sliding door lock page.
Key lock and housing product code.
Remove the handles from the door using a philips head screwdriver.
Insert the back of the lock into the opening on the exterior side of the patio door.
On the e2014 the actuator lever is at an angle of 45 degrees.
Prime line products c 1225 sliding door handle mortise st.