slider not latching

[skin daddio]

slider not latching closed, popping out. what is the piece sticking out here?

[ruckman101]

The bottom piece is hooked and is the actual latch, I would wager, while the top piece I would wager slides over the bottom one when latched to lock the door from the inside. The top one looks askew, as giving mine a look both pieces seem to be lined up.

Hope that helps,
neal

[Amskeptic]

slider not latching closed, popping out. what is the piece sticking out here?

Let's focus and be specific. What part of the slider is not "latching closed"?
The rear latch? What is? or is not? popping out? The spring-loaded hinge at the rear?

The photographed part is the front catch. Mine has a slight inward bend on the lower tongue.
Colin

[skin daddio]

slider not latching closed, popping out. what is the piece sticking out here?

The photographed part is the front catch. Mine has a slight inward bend on the lower tongue.
Colin

it's supposed to retract, right?

[Amskeptic]

slider not latching closed, popping out. what is the piece sticking out here?

The photographed part is the front catch. Mine has a slight inward bend on the lower tongue.
Colin

it's supposed to retract, right?

Notski. It lifts a bit. My sliding door is in pieces. I will double-check in the light.
Colin

[ruckman101]

The bottom piece lifts a bit, but does not retract. The top piece is retracted in the unlocked position. Mine still protrudes about 1/16, 1/8 of an inch or so.


neal

[skin daddio]

The bottom piece lifts a bit, but does not retract. The top piece is retracted in the unlocked position. Mine still protrudes about 1/16, 1/8 of an inch or so.


neal

some history with key jiggling warning right here.
[shwkjw]

this is a shwkjw.