The entire assembly should slide out once the screws are removed.
How does a pocket door lock work.
A pocket door slides into a frame of metal and wood that is installed when the wall is constructed.
A pocket door lock is held together with screws.
It turns the lock ever so slightly and the tension will hold the pins as each individual pin is set.
However the fact that they slide back into the wall makes a conventional door knob useless.
Pocket door locks and latches pocket doors need to have a way of maintaining privacy.
Special latches have been designed to work with pocket doors.
In place of solid studs the pocket door frame utilizes split studs one on each side of the door which the door slides between to open and close.
Once all the pins are set the lock will release and turn in the direction of the tension applied.
Use 6d finish nails to install the top and strike jamb casing.
Drill a hole and chisel a shallow mortise in that jamb for the strike plate which the door latch engages.
Install a full width strike jamb on the opposite side.
To keep the pins set a second tool called a tension wrench is used to apply tension to the lock.
Install door casing nailing it to the jamb and to pocket door studs.
Generally pocket doors hang from a pair of roller carriages by adjustable rods that are inserted into metal brackets on the door.
There are probably four screws that are toward the center of the door that hold the lock assembly to the door.
Use a screwdriver to take these screws out.