Kwikset Smart Key (TM) - How To Reset Or Rekey a Cylinder Without The Current Key Or Reset Tools

how to reset a quick set smart key lock when no existing key is present typically on a quick set smart key system you have the current key you'd stick the key in turn at 90 degrees to the right stick your change key tool in remove the current key with the lock still turned 90 degrees insert the new key turn the lock to the upright position test your key and you're done as you can see it's pretty simple if you have the existing key what if you don't have the key this is the same smart key cylinder take off the outer shell and remove the clip I'm using a pair of wire cutters to do this put the clip off to the side take the shell casing and put it off to the side now you've got what they call the plug the plug and the plug casing notice the tail piece and the tail piece clip underneath the tail piece clip there's a spacer remove the clip carefully prying off the backside remove the tail piece remove the spacer I set them in a row so you can keep track of how they came off now we're looking at the wafers these wafers are what's stopping the plug from sliding out of the plug shell if you depress the wafers that seem to be jamming you can slide the plug a little bit further out the wafers will keep popping into position so keep pushing them in until the plug is all the way out here I switch sides now I'm pulling on the front of the face of the plug and removing the same thing once the plugs out take the plug shell and set off to the side this piece here is the sidebar carefully remove the sidebar underneath the sidebar there are two springs put the sidebar off to the side with your other components now we're looking at the sidebar bridge that contains the sidebar sidebar being removed exposes two springs these Springs can fall out but tend not to just be careful keep a cloth underneath it just in case they fall out now remove the sidebar bridge the sidebar bridge is what holds the five sidebar wafers these wafers have a groove cut in them which allow the sidebar to depress which they are aligned here we are aligning that groove manually we've positioned them all with the groove in the sidebar Bridge to match the sidebar wafer groove now notice the nubs on the plug itself these nubs need to line up to the groove we just aligned the wafers with take the sidebar bridge be careful not to move the wafers like I've done here realign the wafers you notice in this demonstration I'm using small flathead screwdriver that would be more than sufficient realign the wafers with the groove now take the sidebar bridge and match it up to the nubs on the plug itself once they're in alignment you can slide the sidebar bridge back toward the rear of the plug this puts it into the reset mode holding the sidebar bridge back and toward the rear of the plug take the new key that you want to program it to and slide the key in now slide the bridge forward the plug is now programmed to the key that's all there is to it now take your components and one by one put them back together starting with the sidebar I find it best to leave the key in during this process now take the plug and insert it back into the plug casing notice the slit toward the back of the plug casing that designates the rear of the plug casing test the key make sure it still works now I want to reassemble the tailpiece don't forget your spacer though your spacer needs to go on first take your spacer put it on the back of the plug take your tail piece put it on the back of the plug take your clip and line it up with a slot in the tail piece this is what holds the tail piece to the plug and it allows the tail piece to rotate freely in the cylinder take the plug and the plug casing reassembled and put them back into the cylinder Casey take your c-clip reinsert it grab your pair of wire cutters using the flat to press the c-clip turn the key test the key make sure it still works that's all there is to it reassemble to the door and you have successfully rekey the quick-set smart key cylinder from scratch without the existing key thank you for tuning in

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Keywords: Kwikset Smartkey, Kwikset Smart Key Reset, How to reset kwikset smartkey, kwikset rekey, kwikset smartkey rekey, kwikset smartkey deadbolt

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Length: 5min 28sec (328 seconds)

Published: Tue Mar 19 2013