How To Repin A Door Lock

Also called pinning kits rekeying kits are available at most hardware stores and home centers.

How to repin a door lock. The tumbler is the part that you insert the key in and turns to unlock the door. Yes after reviewing this video i realized that i stumbled over a few words or repeated myself unnecessarily i decided to go ahead and post it because of ho. Take out the lock cylinder. Get a rekeying kit.

Turn the key so it is facing roughly the same direction as you removed it in the 9 and 3 o clock one. Step one getting to the tumbler to remove it. Insert the pins and reassemble the lock dump out the old pins insert the new key and use tweezers or small needle nose pliers to match the new colored pins to. Take the lock locking knob or deadbolt to the locksmith local lumberyard or hardware store.

Remove the exterior doorknob or lock face. Pic 4 shows how there s no holes for the top pins to go into. You can see how much oil is in the locks based on the splotches on the table in pic 5. 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.

Rekeying a house lock 1. You ll have to remove the lock from the door for this option and bring the key that currently opens.