How to rekey a Schlage lock with their retail rekey kit

I just got this awesome re kit for schle Glocks they call this one their retail kit I'll put a link to it in the description below there's also a commercial kit that includes more stuff like pins for master keying Master keying is where you set up the pins so two different keys can open the same lock I just need to do some regular reing of some schl locks so the retail kit is fine for me realistically this kit is significantly more than I need there's cheaper kits out there that are smaller but I felt more comfortable going with the schl Branded pins I'm also a real sucker for the a nice blue metal storage box that it comes with nice job schl just take my money when I was shopping around I couldn't find a video with anyone using this kit I thought it would be cool to do a short tour of the kit and Rey a lock with it it comes with a cylinder cap removal tool for two different size caps this is used to depress a spring-loaded retention pin that holds the cap in place while unscrewing it we'll check that out later it has a plastic follower bar that's used to push the lock plug out of the cylinder housing it comes with a key gauge that can be used to measure the cuts on on a key so that you know what pins to use the gauge also has cutouts for popping off lock related retaining pins and clips the most important part to me is all the bottom pins that you get it has one size of regular top pins but unlikely I'll even need those unless if I accidentally lose one from a lock that I'm working on the rest of the kit is basically just spare parts that you probably won't need if you're just doing Simple reing it's nice to have extra springs retaining pins and other parts though the only thing that I think is missing from this kit is a pair of tweezers luckily I have a tweezer set for working on electronics they aren't the exact kind that you typically see being used for locksmithing but they should work okay come on schlag throw in some tweezers let's try re keing a lock Factory cut Keys often come with PIN numbers stamped on the key I'm going to Rey my lock with this old key that doesn't have any numbers stamped on it I'll use the key gauge to measure each cut in the key starting from the shoulder of the key which is pin one note that neither of these keys are ones that I actually use so please don't try and break into my house this is the first time I've ever re key to lock so just know that I'm not a professional if you're looking to do the same thing you need to evaluate if this is something that you're capable of doing or if you should call a locksmith when in doubt hire out removing the lock cylinder on this one is just a single Phillips screw the cylinder just slides right out inserting the correct key allows you to turn the plug in the cylinder which rotates the driver bar on the back before taking things apart further I think it would be helpful to explain what's going on internally when you insert and turn the key the key gets inserted into the plug which resides inside the cylinder housing on top is a rectangular area that houses a set of Springs that push down onto some pins that are referred to as the top pins these pins protrude down into the lock plug and prevent it from rotating inside the plug is another set of pins referred to as the bottom pins these line up with the top pins that are above them the bottom pins are different sizes that correspond with the cuts on the key when you insert the key it pushes the bottom pins up until they're flushed with the top of the plug as the bottom pins move up they push against the top pins so that they exit the plug and are sitting above it in the top housing now we have a space between the top and bottom pins which is referred to as the sheer line turning the key at this point allows the plug to rotate in the cylinder housing and opens the lock inserting the wrong key will either cause the top pins to still be inside the plug or it will push the bottom pins partway into the upper housing both conditions will prevent the plug from being turned in the cylinder housing to Rey the lock we want to replace the bottom pins with new pins that match a different key for a simple re key we can just keep the same top pins the back cap is screwed on and is retained by a spring-loaded pin we can use the cap removal tool to simultaneously depress the retention pin and unscrew the cap inside the cap is a driver bar and a little C clip that allows the retaining pin to poke through we need to remove the retaining pin and the spring that's underneath it to get the plug out we need to insert the current key and turn it so the bottom bottom pins no longer interact with the top pins we can then push the plug out with the follower bar tool this prevents the top pins and Springs from shooting out the orientation of the follower bar tool matters because you don't want to allow the C shape of the tool ends to be positioned in such a way that would allow the top pins to shoot out the opening of the C should face to the sides not up and down where the pins want to [Music] go now that we have the plug removed you can get a look at the bottom pins they should sit flush with the top of the plug with the key still inserted at this point you could just dump all the pins out but I'm going to pull them out one at a time so I can keep track of them for now now I'm going to insert my new key and place the new pins in one by one I'm using the little chart that I made earlier for measuring the key Cuts with the key gauge each pin that goes in should be flushed with the top of the plug [Music] [Music] now that all the pins are in place I'm going to push the plug against the follower bar tool to put the plug in place and force the follower tool out I'm taking care to keep the c-shape of the follower bar tool oriented correctly and to keep the plug turned to the side so the bottom pins don't come into contact with the top pins yet ah I messed up a little pushing the follower out the last top pin is poking down and blocking the plug from fully entering the cylinder housing I can gently push the top pin up with my tweezers while lightly pushing the plug in awesome it's in and the plug spins freely now I can reassemble the rear cap by putting in the spring and retaining pin then I will use the cap removal tool to depress the pin while screwing the cap back on you don't want to screw the cap on too tight otherwise it will bind against the plug and make the lock hard to turn if it ends up being a little tight it's easy to use the removal tool to back the cap out a little bit that's about it now you can put the cylinder back in the lock body and you're good to go this kit from schl is pretty great it's it's kind of Overkill in my case but still super fun hope you had fun too if you found this video useful please give it a like and consider subscribing catch you next [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] time

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Length: 6min 53sec (413 seconds)

Published: Sat Oct 21 2023