How To Rekey A Master Door Lock

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How to rekey a master door lock.

Take out the lock cylinder. Also called pinning kits rekeying kits are available at most hardware stores and home centers. Push the fine tipped tool included in the kit into the doorknob clip to separate the knob from the door. Dump out the old pins insert the new key and use tweezers or small needle nose pliers to match the new colored pins to the color code on the special instruction sheet.

Once the new pins are in reverse the steps to reassemble the lock. Get a rekeying kit. Insert the pins and reassemble the lock. You cannot rekey a kwikset or sargeant lock to open with the same key as a schlage lock because different brands of locks have different size keyholes that only accept their own keys.

Rekeying a house lock 1. When three pins are combined in a shaft there are two ways to position the pins so they open the lock. Remove the exterior doorknob or lock face. Place the tube shaped tool on the lock and push out the cylinder.

How to rekey a lock to a master key. In these locks a few of the pin pairs are separated by a third pin called a master wafer or spacer.