Hi
I recently purchased a house with glass Jason sliding doors. The locking mechanism in the handle is constantly sheering off and I want to remove the handle (and the lock and bolt which is mounted inside the frame) and replace it with a standard sliding door handle and lock with a wall mounted hook type lock. I have other security screens and am not concerned about the security aspect. But my main issue is I can't seem to figure out how to get the lock and bolt out from inside the door casing as I would like to keep the glass and frame and just replace the lock/handle. I have removed the handle and the cylinder and mortise but cannot figure out how to get the lock and the bolt out of the frame. If I take the handle off the bolt which is on the inside of the frame drops down into the bottom casing so leaving the bolt and innards is not an option.
Can anyone help?
Thanks