Assa Abloy Sargent 6500 Instructions For Installing Download Page 1

Instructions for Installing 
6500 Bored Locks

(See reversed Side for Installing 6500 Series Dummy Trim)       

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1.  Place paper template (supplied) on door 

and mark for holes. Repeat for other side 
of door. (Follow instructions on paper 
template).

Figure 1

Figure 5

Figure 8

Figure 9

Figure 10

Figure 7

Figure 2

Figure 3

 

Figure 4

1.  Position Lockbody (4) (as shown in fig. 5) with  

retractor facing the Latch Assembly (1), and the 
tabs of the Adjustment Plate (6) lined up with the 
notches on the door. 

2.  Slide the Lockbody (4) into the cross-bore hole from 

the outside position.

3.  Lockbody (4) must engage the 

prongs of the Latch Assy. (1) as 
shown. 

4.  The retractor of the Lockbody (4) 

must engage the tailpiece of the 
latch Assy. (1). 

Be sure the door is 

open when installing lockset unit 
if a guarded-latch unit is used. 

5. Now you can tightly secure the 
Latch Assy. (1) with Screws  
(3) supplied. 

1.  When Strike Box (19) is not used 

(optional), recess in door jamb must be 
deep enough to allow latch bolt to extend 
to its full free length. 

1.  To remove Outside Lever (14), insert  Key (16) 

and turn approx. 90 ° clockwise. Insert Push 
Pin (21) into the hole on lever to depress lever 
catch. Slide the Lever from the Tube (5). 

2.  Using standard pliers, pull out the retainer (15). 
3.  Remove Key (16), Cylinder (13), and Cylinder 

Spacer (22) from the Lever. 

4.  When replacing Cylinder (13), secure by  

pressing Retainer (15) till flush with shelf. 

A. Door Preparation

D. Installation of lockset unit

F. Installation of levers

G. Installing Strike

Cylinder Removal

E. Securing the lockset unit to the door

B. Latch Installation

C.  Adjustment for door  

thickness

2.  Drill the 2-1/8" cross-bore & put in notches. 

Then, drill the 1" hole.  

2A.  Drill 9/64" pilot holes halfway through door 

(Repeat for other side of door). Then, using 
pilot holes, drill (2) 7/16" dia. holes halfway 
through the door. (Repeat for other side  
of door. )

3.  Mortise latch unit from 5/32" into door edge  

to dimensions shown.

Before inserting Lockbody (4) into the door, 
adjust for door thickness. 
1.  Screw the Adjustment Plate (6) onto the 

Lockbody (4).

3.  Rotate the Plate until the required gap is 

obtained. 

3/16" gap for 1-3/8" door
5/16" gap for 1-3/4" door
Lock will fit in any door from  
1-3/8" to 1-3/4" thickness

Determine corr

ect backset and door thickness --- 

then place template on door and mark for holes

High edge of 

beveled door

3. 

 Bor

e 2-1/8" 

hole thr

ough 

door

4. 

 Cut out to fit lock 

fr

ont, as shown

Cut out jamb for strike

Locate strike scr

ews at ½ the 

door thickness measur

ed fr

om 

stop.

When strike box is not used-

recess in jamb must be deep 

enough to allow latch bolt to 

extend its full fr

ee length. 

Guar

d bolt stops on strike when door is closed.

To Mortise Door for Lock

To Mortise Frame for Strike

See r

everse side. 

2. 

 Bor

e 1" hole thru 

into first hole: 

(this hole must be 

center

ed in door 

edge and must 

be parallel to 

sides)

5.  Slip the Scalp (12) onto the Inside Rose Assembly 

(10) aligning the dimples with recesses in the Rose 

and turn clockwise to lock. 

1.  Slide the Inside Support Plate (7) onto the Lock-

body with the tabs fitting into the door notches. 

2.  Secure with 2 Support Plate Screws  

(8) which fit into the Lockbody. 

3.  Slide the Outside Rose Assembly (9) onto the 

outside Tube (5B) with the Screw Posts entering 

the post holes. 

4.  Slide the Inside Rose Assembly (10) onto  

the Inside Tube (5A). Line up the Inside Rose  

Assembly holes with the Outside Rose Assembly 

Screw Posts and secure with the 2 Rose  

Assembly Screws (11). 

15 

RETAINER

15 

RETAINER

22

CYLINDER 

SPACER

9

OUTSIDE  

ROSE 

ASSEMBLY

2

LATCH SLEEVE 

(21/4" BACKSET .ONLY)

1

LATCH ASSEMBLY

3

LATCH SCREW  

(2 REQ'D)

19

STRIKE  

BOX  

(OPTIONAL)

INSIDE

OUTSIDE

18

STRIKE 

TEMPLATE

CROSS BORE HOLE 

(2 1/8")

OUTSIDE 

FACE

2 15/32"  

MIN

7/16" DIA HOLE 

(2 REQ'D)  

SEE NOTE 2A.

2 9/16"  

REF

2 1/4" 

5/32"  

NOTCH

5/32"  DEEP

1"  HOLE

INSIDE FACE

HOLE

1"

20 

STRIKE SCREW  

(2 REQ'D) 

10 

INSIDE ROSE 

ASSEMBLY

17

INSIDE 

LEVER

12

SCALP

11 

ROSE  

ASSEMBLY 

SCREW  

(2 REQ'D)

13

CYLINDER

14

OUTSIDE 

LEVER

16

KEY

21 

PUSH PIN

SUPPORT PLATE 

SCREW (2 REQ'D)

INSIDE  

SUPPORT PLATE

ADjUSTMENT 

PLATE

5a 

INSIDE 

TUBE

5b 

OUTSIDE 

TUBE

4  

LOCK 

BODY

1.

LATCH  

ASSEMBLY

LATCH 

BOLT 

BEVEL

POST HOLE  

2 PLACES

TAB  

(2)

5A

7

8

10

11

12

RECESS FOR  

SCALP LOCKING

DIMPLE

SCREW POST  

(2 PLACES)

4.  

LOCK BODY

GAP

8. 

ADjUSTMENT 

PLATE

4.  

LOCKBODY

CROSS BORE HOLE

LOCKBODY 

RETRACTOR

RETRACTOR

OUTSIDE FACE

PRONGS

TAB

TAB

NOTCH

1.  

LATCH ASSEMBLY

1.  

LATCH  

ASSEMBLY

VIEW FOR 

FIG. 6

17

5B

22

15

5A

15

13

14

16

20 

SCREW

18 

STRIKE

19 

STRIKE BOX 

(OPTIONAL)

14

OUTSIDE  

LEVER

13 

CYLINDER

15 

RETAINER

22 

CYLINDER SPACER

16 

KEY

SHELF

LATCH ASSEMBLY 

TAIL PIECE

8. 

ADjUSTMENT 

PLATE

Figure 6

LEVER CATCH

LEVER 

CATCH

1.  If backset is 2-3/4", slide latch sleeve 

(2) onto the latch assy. (1).  
(as shown). 

2.  Insert Latch Assy. (1) into 1" hole, 

making certain that latch bolt bevel 
faces direction of closing door.  
(as shown)

3.  DO NOT secure Latch Assy. (1)  

until engaged with Lockbody (4),  
as described in Figure 6.

2.

LATCH SLEEVE 

(2 3/4" BACKSET .ONLY)

5B

10

1.  Slide Cylinder Spacer (22) onto the  

Cylinder (13). Open end of the Spacer 
fits over the Cylinder Barrel. (See Figure 8). 

2.  Insert the Cylinder (13) into the Outside 

Lever (14) and secure with Retainer (15).

3.  Slip the Outside Lever (14) onto the 

Outside Tube (5B) as far as possible. 
Insert the Key (16) and turn approx. 90° 
clockwise. Push the lever again until 
the lever catch is engaged, securing 
the lever. (Lever Catch my need to be 
depressed, using Push Pin (21).)

4.  Insert the remaining Retainer (15) into 

the Inside Lever (17) and slide the Lever 
onto the Inside Tube (5A). Push the lever 
until the lever catch is engaged. (Lever 
Catch may need to be depressed using 
push pin (21).

4.  

LOCKBODY

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