Remove Tubular Door Lock

Step 3 remove the latch assembly and doorknob from the opposite side of the door sliding it out by hand.

Remove tubular door lock.

Letting the components sit fully submerged in a vinegar of about 5 acidity will do the job of separating the gunk from your metal. Insert the pick into the lock slowly allowing the picking needles to map to the corresponding pin stacks. Can be keyed alike. You get a unique code assigned to you.

Slowly apply left to right turning torque to the pick and the lock should pop open. Your new lock may or may not fit in the hole left by removing the old lock. Take the doorknob off the latch assembly and remove the mounting plate by hand. Pick a ballpoint pen with an exterior the same diameter as or slightly smaller than the lock s opening.

Now that the tubular lock pick is calibrated you can pick the lock. This was a keyed door lever lock but i mention how to do the same with the sta. Once the lock is picked remove the tubular lock pick and tighten the collar. Cut off the end of a ballpoint pen with scissors.

Custom cam locking arm dimensions. Our tubular cam locks are assembled by hand. The fix in instances with a door latch stuck because it is jammed by rust and other materials it is always best to disassemble the lock and do a bit of cleaning. This is showing how you can get your lock apart when you don t see any screws.

This technique won t work on all tubular locks but it works very well on smaller lo. Insert the pick into the lock slowly allowing the picking needles to map to the corresponding pin stacks. To do this place the pick into the lock making sure to evenly apply pressure straight down. 10 000 key codes possible.

In this video i bypass and open a cheap tubular lock using only a straw. See the youtube videoembedded above for a walkthrough of these steps. That part is removed by pulling it out from the edge of the door where you removed the latch plate. Best access systems is a company that manufactures best mechanical access components such as door latches doorknobs and deadbolts.

4 different lock sizes available 5 8 7 8 1 1 8 and 1 1 2. Remove both halves of the lock assembly from the exterior and interior of the door. Remove the ink tube from inside the pen as you will be using the ballpoint pen s exterior to jimmy open the lock. The best tubular deadbolt has a 1 inch thick stainless steel deadbolt for added security and corrosion resistance.

You ll see the frame of the lock that holds the latch or dead bolt plug remaining in the hole.