Schlage Rekeying

[jedidove]

Hey, not to long ago I was posting about my success with my first kwickset deadbolt.

The other day I was in Home Depot and decided to pick up a Schlage B-360 deadbolt (link) for future practice. I made sure to get the one with the most ups and downs.

I was trying to rekey my kwickset and got too impatient. Big mistake, couldn't find tweezers and with the springs sticking out into the cylinder I wound up bending one. I decided to quit while I was ahead and put the springs and pins into a bag to come back to later.

Meanwhile I gave my schlage a try. Few days and nothing. I noticed the front pin was definitely a security pin (false sets). Then today, while browsing the forum, it popped! Since then I've picked it a few times.

Now I'm anxious to see whats inside and possibly (after more picking) rekey it. However, none of the guides explain rekeying for the schlage cylinders that look like this:

http://www.varjeal.com/pics/keyinknob.jpg
(no I do not have a key in knob but the cylinder looks nearly identical to the linked one)

I don't see any way of taking the back off to push the plug out.

Any help?


Feels so good to finally pick a lock with security pin(s). The kwickset was an achievement but once I tried the schlage the kwickset seemed more like a practice lock than a real lock.

So much I want to try now. My friend has a Master 140 laying around that I've been playing with (locking and unlocking) since before I got my pick set. Gotta have at it now

Anyone have any recommendations for other locks I should look at once I learn how to open the schlage faster and with different keyings?

Thanks!

[SFGOON]

Unscrew that knurled grip in the back, then pick it and you should be able to remove the plug. You may have to find and push in the locking pin that keeps the knurled grip in in place. It's super easy after you figure it out for the first time.

[jedidove]

Ah! I saw that pin but I didn't realize that it could be pushed down

Thanks a bunch!

[mfschantz]

This may seem really obvious, but I made this mistake the first time I put a Schlage back together. When you put the cylinder back together, you don't want to tighten that gnurled cap too much. If you do, the cylinder won't turn smoothly. Lightly twist the cap back on until it stops, release the retaining pin, and finally twist until the retaining pin clicks into one of the spaces on the inside edge of the cap.

[lockout]

Hey guys. With Schlage, Weiser, and a few others that utilize a cap-spring retainer, it is a rule of thumb to depress the cap spring while tightening the cap till you feel resistance, and then back off one space before releasing the pin and setting it in place.
This is almost universally true for these type of locks, but there are a few rare exceptions, and the way to check for optimal tightness is to simply try the key. Very rarely, you are best to back off two spaces, or keep it real tight.
You'll notice that if you back off too far, the key will not come out of the plug at all. Make it too tight, and the key won't turn freely.