[46] How to Correct an Upside-Down Keyway - Kwikset 

I've watched 8 other videos on this subject. You're the first to give complete clarity, especially on the tab compression process to release the plastic part of the spindle. Thanks!

this is the best video i have seen on how to reverse the key hole THANKS

Best explanation using the tool.. I ended up just using long flathead screwdrivers… thanks.

Wow! At 5:58 is the info I needed ... my lock set didn't have the 2 spring tabs as you show in the first 5 minutes, and it turns out your instructions at 5:58 to insert my key and rotate the lock 180 degrees did the trick instantly! I watched 3 other videos all explaining how to use the Kwikset tool (or 2 screwdrivers) but of course neither would work for me ... Thanks!

BEST Video covering this Subject. Thanks! 👍🙏

I used a flat head to get the face to pop off. Worked perfectly the first time. Thanks for the video

Your video was the best of all the cylinder removal tool videos! Thank you!

I looked at all the other videos, and this one explains it the best the first video I watched I broke the lock the second video I watched. I couldn’t understand what the guy was showing me because he didn’t have a good angle. This guy nailed it. Thank you so much you solve my problem!

Outstanding tutorial.I did this for a knob on one of my neighbor's bedroom doors as a courtesy without him even asking lol.

I too watched several videos on this topic. This one is the best. So clear too. My lock's compression took some muscle to release the tumbler itself. That tool is an absolute must. Makes the whole process very easy!👍

EXCELLENT tutorial. Very clear and concise!

I called Kwikset corporate before thinking to search on this venue. Customer Service Agent was very professional and accommodating by sending the tool free of charge - but no instructions. This is where your outstanding and thorough video comes in! You explained everything extremely well and I flipped the cylinder like I've been doing this all my life. Thank you very much for posting this informational instructional video!

This was great . . . thanks! Clear, concise and right to the main points. I had bought a Kwikset lock for my daughter's bedroom door and was stumped at how to not have the keyhole upside down. She said she didn't care, so I left it that way initially--but it bugged the hell out of me. I saw this video, bought the tool and just fixed the lock to be right-side up in about 5 mins. Now I know how to do it if I run into it again.

Thank you for the close-up video. That's the ticket.

Very useful information as always kilo.

I've an upside down keyway Kwikset lock with NO KEY for it. I figured that using the cylinder removal tool, I can remove the cylinder and reykey it. HOWEVER - it turns out that this lock must be a HUD-type lock, as you mentioned, so the cylinder removal tool didn't work. You said that I'd need to turn the cylinder, with the key, 180 degrees, then I'd be able to pop it out using the removal tool, but since I had no original (or duplicate) key, I had to use a pick and tension wrench to turn the cylinder 180 degrees, which I did, and with the cylinder removal tool, I achieved success. THANK YOU!! Now I need to do the re-keying. QUESTION: I've come across two sets of Kwikset values for the bottom pins re: the key I'll be using: The number 2 pin can be either .192 or 195, and the number 5 pin can be either .261 or .264 SO - What to do, what to do? I'd really dislike to do "trial and error", because that would mean dismantling the lock over and over. Suggestions, please?

I’ve watched a few and your video is the best I have watched

Your the only video that is understandable great job.

Very clear instructions and video. The best instructional for this problem

Great job little buddy

Great tutorial...great info...always like watching your videos

Bought the tool. Took a few times watching your video. Thank you.

Very well explained. Thank you sir

Great video Thanks JACK

Thank you for this video

Very good job. Thank you so much. 😀

Awesome. Thanks.

Wish I would of used your video first you explained and showed everything perfectly thanks!

Success! Thanks so much

Love your video's

You've saved my sanity

Excellent video! Very informative! #KiloArmy

Excellent! Can you reset key on cylinder knobs lock with cradle ? I have lost the key and have Kwikset cradle, but only use it on deadbolt so far.

Lol timing is everything

Does this work on deadbolts too?

Does this method work for Weiser too?

Tool comes in inexpensive rekey kits

How do you tighten a keylock that is slightly turning as you unlock the door? I have a deadbolt on my front door to my home and when I turn it, the cylinder turns as I am unlocking the lock with my key. It doesn't turn alot, but I want to correct it and tighten it as it is getting loose.

So helpful! The knob is a him. Lol

Great video. Very clear and concise. But, it isn't working for me. I am at the step where I have inserted the special tool in the back of the lock to engage the springs holding the lock cylinder in place, and I can't get the springs to release. I have tried for about 20 minutes and my frustration is mounting. Do you have anymore helpful hints?

How do you do the deadbolt? Because it is upside down.

Is Defiant a clone? Would this Kwikset tool work?

The irony is that the knockoffs have the keyway the right way up, but Kwikset, and most other US locks, have their keyways upside down, just as US light and power switches are upside down, when compared to most of the rest of the world.