Remove Tumbler Door Lock

Pop the cylinder out.

Remove tumbler door lock.

Find more useful products for vw go. Use a hammer and center punch to drive out the hinge pins if they are accessible. How to remove cylinder door locks. Apply slight leverage to remove spring tension while holding spindle downwards allowing spindle to drop out.

Most re pinning sets come with something called a removal tool it s a long y shaped piece of steel that is one of the most useful parts of the kit. Instead these locks are usually wafer locks and sliders. Use the flat head screwdriver to turn the spindle in the center of the door lock cylinder counterclockwise until. In this video we will show you how to remove the lock tumbler boot lock cylinder on vw golf mk4 in just 6 simple steps.

These exotic tumblers are more commonly referred to as security pins. Remove screws in just three quick steps you can remove an existing cylinder lock for re keying or replacement. In most cases you do this by prying a decorative flange from the inside of the door with a flat head screwdriver and. Take the door off its hinges.

Once the door is no longer connected to the frame you ll be able to slip it out of the opening and remove the lock from the interior side. The pin tumbler lock is the most common lock type used in residential and commercial settings. If necessary use free thumb to assist removal. You can see a good example and explanation of this sort of thing with the pin in pin security pins.

Step one getting to the tumbler to remove it. Often the lock tumbler replacement will be handled by switching out the standard driver pins with more exotic tumblers. This video demonstrates how to remove the lock cylinder from a kwikset smartkey entry knob. The tumbler is the part that you insert the key in and turns to unlock the door.

Insert cylinder removing tool 2 edgewise between screw stem 5 and the detent slide 6 rotating tool clockwise to position shown. Remove the spindle next you ll need to use your flat head screwdriver to turn the spindle of the lock. A basic pin tumbler lock consists of the plug the key pins driver pins and the springs at its core assembly. These screws are usually phillips head screws and hold the two halves of the door lock.

Remove the doorknob or deadbolt from the door to access the lock cylinder. The video starts with the knob already removed from the door.