Re-pinning a cabinet lock

[TechnicalArdvark]

First question on here and I thought I could put it in this section as it may help some member of the public.
The long and short of it is I have two identical cabinets but the locks are different, I have the keys to ONE cabinet. I would like to take this lock apart and re-pin it so the locks are the same. I am not trying to keep anyone out here, just make the lock function, you will all know what happens when you push that filing cabinet lock in and you don't have the key!

So, what do I do to get the cylinder out, I do not have a key for this:

[TechnicalArdvark]

Only three images appeared so here is the fourth:

[GWiens2001]

Gordon

[Raymond]

I do not recognize WBG as a brand name of a lock. What brand file cabinet is it?
What brand file cabinet and lock is the other one?
Are you sure one key will even just fit into both locks?

The lock you provided pictures for appears to use a small Yale key. It was designed and possibly drilled for 5 or 6 pins. If the hole with the red paint is in line with the last hole on the bottom, it might be so you can punch out the plug retainer pin using a thin punch from the bottom. The retainer might have to be removed from the top through the red paint. If the retainer pin can be removed, you will still need to pick the lock to remove the plug. Good luck. I hope you realize by now that this is not going to be a very simple job.

[Squelchtone]

I do not recognize WBG as a brand name of a lock. What brand file cabinet is it?

In the UK, where the OP appears to be from, the initials WBG could stand for Women's Budget Group, World Bank Group, or perhaps the code the locksmith/customer assigned to that cylinder which is part of a bigger keying system.

Squelchtone

[TechnicalArdvark]

The video with the instructions about how to remove the lock was possibly of use to someone, but I already have the lock on the bench. I have the key so i am reasonably certain it will fit both locks having actually tried it. The pictures clearly show the holes where the pins are located on the bottom.

I took the lock to a local locksmith who recognised the style and told me he had never been able to get one apart for re-pinning. I decided that it was just not going to happen so I drilled the top of the lock, releasing the springs and pins, I now have a lock that will work off the key or even a screwdriver jammed into the keyway. I am not trying to lock anyone out here but if I lock the cabinet on myself I wouldn't be happy with drilling the lock and leaving it as if it had been broken into:




I do think that if I removed the retaining pin, with the red paint on it, then picked the lock I could possibly have removed the cylinder for re-pinning. But I have just bought my first set of lockpicks and I am on a journey, it has just started

[Raymond]

Congratulations on successfully solving your own problem. In the future, you can rekey the lock by simply putting pins and springs back in, cutting a key, and plugging the holes. Same for the plug retaining pin. In the mean time simply put any pin in the retaining pin hole so you wont lose the plug.