This is what I love about you tube, there are so many approaches to the same problem, you just find the one that works for you. Great video, good job on the close up tutorial. Keep them coming... Subbed.
I was a little hesitant to try this when I heard springs but went ahead and gave it a shot. It was actually farely simple to do and the video was a great guide to follow along to. Thank you for this kind sir.
This worked for me. Another video suggested a lock cradle device, which I'm sure would have been expensive. This worked great. One of our usual keys won't unlock (it will lock), so I'm going to replace that old key alike the ones that do work now in the lock. Thank you again. Wasn't that difficult, once I understood the process. Good job.
Brother I did the bottom lock and no problem! Got to the deadbolt and wouldn’t work!! I did everything the same just didn’t work. I took it back to Home Depot and they said you need to buy the dead bolt separately. I saw your video out of many.. you are the only one to teach the average guy at home to do this, most are just plugging there business and say your need a special unlocking tool.... thank u brother it worked and saved me more hassle and $$$$$$$$$ I’m very grateful to you!!! Only way I can repay your kindness for putting these types of videos that actually help people is to subb you!!! Have a great one brother
Agh, if I'd found your video instead of the silver eagle locksmith one, I'd have saved a trip back to the store to exchange mine. Couple of details from yours made it more clear what I was missing.
I want to thank you for the helpful video and contribute my experience to help the next person. On my set, the key was removable only when there was no rotation of the plug in relation to the core, i.e. the same orientation as when the plug is inserted into the core and the sidebar is visible through the window. Also, when reinstalling a deadbolt, the key needs to be in the lock and turned to the lock position so that the tailpiece can line up and enter the thumbturn assembly. Otherwise, the tailpiece acts as a standoff and the screws cannot make contact with the cylinder cover.
Thank you so much. Tried it and it worked perfect. Here is a tip I used that really helped. When you get the tumblers were you want them use some 20 w oil or Vaseline to keep them from moving around. Just a little will stick them in place.
My lock is a newer model and the inside components are just slightly different (the first piece you removed after removing the core before exposing the wafers wouldn't come out). But the technique still worked for me. Bought a "open box"' lock that had been rekeyed and the keys in the box didn't fit it. I was able to get it rekeyed successfully. Thanks so much for this video!
i did this on the deadbolt on my rv that didnt come with a key. it took me 10 minutes to do this start to finish, worked the first try, and saved me $22, a trip to town, and an hour or more in town...THANK YOU!!!
huge thanks!... your video helped a ton in the project at hand... on thing. you said turn the key 180 before inserting learning tool.... it actually 90. Not a big deal, but worth a review. don't you hate it when people nit-pick your hard work???? thanks again!
Kinda funny but must have pulled out to early😅. But it came out about at a 45° angle so I had no idea where the pins held. This video work out perfectly. Thank you for sharing you knowledge and time. Cheers
Hi, great video. At around 3:30 in the video you went into fast forward. When you went beck to regular mode you mentioned you cheated by using the learn tool to pick the wafers. When you first talked about individually pushing on the wafers at about 2:20 in the video, your left index finger was covering what is called the "sidebar" . In normal operation, the key lines up the v grooves in the wafers under the side bar. Then the side bar can retract from the outer case allowing the plug to turn. In picking, if you put pressure on the side bar with your left index finger while pushing the wafers, the bar will capture the wafers and hold ALL of them in the proper position for turning the plug (maybe an 1/8 of a turn) and withdrawing from the case. There were revisions to the kwikset smartkey lock since the initial rollout. Some of the revisions involve the workings of the sidebar for greater pick resistance. Your video will certainly save folks money when a rekey operation goes bad. Thanks
Thank you for the video for the first generation Smartkey lock video. My side bar of my smartkey lock fall out when I pull out the lock like yours on your video; The side bar does not fall is the second generation SmartKey lock. It is much easier work with the second generation SmarkKey lock if the side bar does not come out. One less thing to put it back.
Thanks for the great video! It worked for me on the first try, which really surprised me. I'm used to things appearing far simpler on video than they actually are!
Thank you so much for making this video. I’m a single woman and I screwed up trying to re-key my quickset smart key lock. The old key and the new key didn’t work so I had to take everything all apart. Your video was perfect, exactly what I needed thank you. Don’t stop making videos I may need help with something else. Sincerely, GrnEyedChick.
Thanks for doing this video. I was wondering how to Rekey one without the working key. BTW, love watching you videos to see your perspective on things.
Thank you for the video. The process worked like a charm. I know the key I wanted to rekey to was not working prior, so I'm not sure why, but I put that key in just to see how it pushed the wafers up and I was able to slide the cylinder out; i.e. I didn't have to push the wafers down. It is a mystery.
could you also pick it normally to rotate the keyway to the orientation needed for re-keying? jJust asking, I've never had the chance to tinker with one of these. it's a pretty cool lock.
If you were able to pick it then yes that would work. But I only seen 3 people ever be able to pick one of these. That side bar and the false gates on the wafers make them really hard to pick. I've only manage to get one open and it only had 4 wafers and really bad bitting. I could never get it with the 5th wafer in it.
pileofstuff no worries. If you need get one try and find an older one. The latest generation can't even be tension-ed so they can't be picked. The older ones like the one in my video is possible to pick but extremely difficult.
Thank you for doing this video. Question, how do I become a locksmith? Is there training courses, and certifications I have to get? I would like to learn the craft! Have a blessed one!
@@BoredLockpicker My lock was the newer design, so I did not have to remove the sidebar. See ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LFxl72k7tkc.html
Where did you buy the clip tool you have? I hate all the ones I have and am interested in finding one like yours. The kwikset tool sucks for schlage clips as well. Great video man.
When I try this it works up to the point where I take the key out, when I put it back it the lock won’t turn, when I take it back apart and check the pins the last one is sticking up (closest to the key).
This didn't work with a Kwikset 985. Got to the part where you insert the key and push the insides back into the cylinger and it would go in without pushing down on some of the pins. When I got it back in, it wouldn't turn. :(
When I opened mine, one of the 5 pins fell out onto the floor and I searched for a long while and never found it. I decided to give up and I just close the lock and put it in my door. In this situation, the key still opened the lock but because one of the pins was missing, other keys could have opened it too. I was a little nervous about this but I couldn’t spent any more time looking. After I got the lock installed with the missing pin, I looked down on the floor and found the missing pin. So immediately removed the lock once again to add it back 😂
Lots of details, but even I could follow it. VIdeo was sharp, audio was crisp. And, I didn't hear doors slamming, dogs barking, or phones ringing. Nice job, staying on target.
I would like to know, if there does not exist no key, can i use lock pick to turn it 180 degrees and then, insert a new key to make it work with that new key?
LoL... So you seriously just gave up at that point? I mean, i understand if you have an unsteady hand, a disability that affects your dexterity, or something like that as an obstacle to completing this process. But if you're the kind of person that will simply get frustrated and give up at the first sign of difficulty, you should really consider pushing yourself a little harder. Don't take this as an attack on your character, take this as constructive criticism, and do better.
@@BoredLockpicker For one lock, yes. But my house has seven of these SmartKey Locks and if one problem occurs, it is a $45 replacement for one lock. I can help friends with similar problems and it pays itself off quickly.
amazon has some. locksmith distributors do too. you also call kwikset. this stuff is life time warranty for the home owner. they'll send a new lock if it failed.
@@BoredLockpicker I checked those places but they only sell the whole lockset. I really need a few for lockouts, so I can just Quikpull the cylinder then pop in another one. Thanks!
This is 100% incorrect and there is a video from kwikset on here about it. All you have to do is slowly pull the miskey out until the lock opens. Sometimes you have to jiggle it etc and it will take a while but it cannot set to "nothing" it is set to the key in a certain position you just have to find it.
Bosnianbill has a video picking one of these. He admits that to spp them is incredibly difficult but they can be raked pretty easily. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1Q1tPLPBx7s.html
Cassius Dante I know... much better pickers than him like lock picking lawyer and tumbl3r have videos picking them too. I use a decoder and cut a key when I run into them on calls
That was a waste of time. Once you take the cover off, put the last key you used in the lock and pull it back until it makes all the pins go down. This is the last position you accidentally made the lock programmed to. Then turn the key 90° and put the lock release key in and push your key all the way into the lock. Now turn it 180° in both directions then back to vertical. It is now rekeyed.
@@BoredLockpicker The scenario you set is one where you DO have a key. If you NEVER had a key then it is just a lock-picking issue that (yes) will take time. However, with the situation you presented, which is a VERY common one, using the last key to find the last position of the pins is WAY faster. This is even recommended by Kwikset.
