First of all, I'll admit to my carelessness. I picked a lock that I actually use, and while it is my own lock, and I am permitted to pick it, I shouldn't have because it is a lock upon which I occasionally rely.
Secondly, I've searched on stuck/jammed cylinder, and such, and am not finding anything that helps me. If anyone knows some better terms, or a better subforum than "Got Questions," please point it out to me.
Anyhow, I've somehow jammed the cylinder of one of my deadbolts. I picked it by raking with a Bogota pick (not blaming the pick, just describing what I used - I love the Bogota design, and thank Rai for being so open on how to made them). So, now the cylinder is turned 180 degrees from normal (pins at the bottom, pointing skyward), and every pin is jammed.
I cannot turn it from inside using the handle, nor from outside using my tension wrench. The cylinder initially turned smoothly enough that I thought I'd picked it cleanly, but about 90 degrees into the turn, it got a little harder to turn. I was still able to turn it with another Bogota-style pick I was using as a wrench.
The bolt is properly recessed against the flat of the door as it should be when the lock is unlocked. From inside the flat, I can turn it about 30 degrees, and the bolt slides out perhaps a millimeter.
Sorry for the very poor quality, I got ten of the same and couldn't get a good focus.
From outside, I can't get anything to budge.
Anyhow, this is on a door that I will eventually need to be able to lock again, and it is keyed to match other doors, so I'd like to figure out a non-destructive solution. I can't remove the deadbolt from inside the flat because the inside handle/knob is blocking the screws.
I've tried repicking it, since some locks seem to stick a little at the "upside down" position. Since all the pins are binding, I can't do that.
So, I'd love any advice anyone has to offer. The first (next) thing that comes to mind is to try and remove the handle/knob from the lock and then unscrew the two screw currently blocked by it, so that I might be able to get the cylinder out. I have a variety of pins and think that if I can remove the cylinder, and can replace pins without changing the bitting.
Thanks for any and all feedback, especially if it goes further than shaking your heads at me.
Cheers,
D
