Mark the slide bolt’s centerline on the door jamb by closing the door and turning the thumb latch to extend the bolt against the jamb. Secure the thumb latch and exterior lock cylinder to the door, using the two machine bolts inserted through the latch base plate and screwed into the exterior lock cylinder. Place the interior thumb latch assembly against the interior door surface, inserting the flat key tab bar into the matching slot in the slide bolt, and hold the latch assembly in place. Position the deadbolt’s exterior lock cylinder over the exterior cylinder hole, inserting the flat key tab bar into the matching slot in the slide bolt, and hold the cylinder in place. Install the slide bolt into the door edge and secure the face plate to the door edge with the two screws provided. Cut the mortise to approximately 1/8 inch deep to allow the face plate to fit flush with the edge surface. Align the face plate with the door’s edge and score the face plate outline on the door edge, using a utility knife.Ĭut a mortise for the slide bolt’s face plate in the door edge, using a 1/2-inch wood chisel. Insert the slide bolt assembly into the hole drilled in Step 4 until the slide bolt face plate is tight to the door edge’s surface. Penetrate the door until the auger bit passes through to the previously drilled cylinder hole. Align the bit horizontally on the point marked for the slide bolt center, using a 7/8-inch auger bit. Remove the hole saw and complete the hole cutting from the opposite door face to minimize splintering of the door face.īore the slide bolt hole in the edge of the door. Align the hole with one of the center lines marked on the door face and bore until the pilot bit of the hole saw penetrates the opposite door side. Bore the deadbolt cylinder hole, using an drill mounted with a 2 1/8-inch hole saw.
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