We've got a front door which would break your back to lock!!! It'll open and close okay and securely. The key goes in and out of the lock okay. But pulling the handle UP won't go the full way... you must ram it and really throw all your spine has got at it and if you hit it enough it'll eventually rise that last little bit and you can turn the key fully to engage the locks. It's not so bad when the door is opened and you lift the handle but it still doesn't work well. I don't see any issue with the three hinges on the door.
I've inspected it and the little round pins that 'move' when the handle is lifted, they all move freely by the looks of it but some have wore off to one side 'scoring' it..
I've looked at screwfix, Homebase etc and Yale's site. But before I can shop for replacement parts I need to work out what's necessary to be replaced. At the minute, I think doing it ALL as that'll inevitably fix the situation.. but it can be costly and I'd rather fix small issues on my Panda if I was going to spend a 'lot' more than needed.
There's a gearbox / handle bit...
There's the barrel lock bit...
There's the long running mechanism which I think is faulty...
Which does it sound like to any of you experienced DIY-ers?
I've inspected it and the little round pins that 'move' when the handle is lifted, they all move freely by the looks of it but some have wore off to one side 'scoring' it..
I've looked at screwfix, Homebase etc and Yale's site. But before I can shop for replacement parts I need to work out what's necessary to be replaced. At the minute, I think doing it ALL as that'll inevitably fix the situation.. but it can be costly and I'd rather fix small issues on my Panda if I was going to spend a 'lot' more than needed.
There's a gearbox / handle bit...
There's the barrel lock bit...
There's the long running mechanism which I think is faulty...
Which does it sound like to any of you experienced DIY-ers?