Padlock Shims Not Working

[ThE_MasteR]

Hello guys and gals,

I just ordered some shims, and I am trying to shim a Dudley padlock ( w/ the numbers 1 to 59 ) and the shimjust keeps bending. I am using the right radius shim. I am confuzzed, why aren't these working ?

[Geek142]

Never had experience with shims but this might help you viewtopic.php?t=1041

Geek

[ThE_MasteR]

THX, that helped a lot lol.

[digital_blue]

Actually, the dudley locks do not succumb to shimming. If you read the thread on cracking a dudley you'll see some pictures I posted of the guts of one of these locks and you will understnad why. The mechanism is different from the locking ball that is mentioned in the above thread, but the effect is similar.

db

[ThE_MasteR]

I am going to try shiming a Master padlock later tonight, and see if it is successful..

[mcm757207]

Master combination padlocks are just about the most easy padlock to shim.

[ThE_MasteR]

They seem to have a bigger space between the shackle and the hull, so I figured it was going to be easier