mobile mini container guard

[Gaspare Lioni1947]

I have 6 mobile mini container guard locks. I am trying to rekey them all the same. (4 have keys and 2 do not). Picking the non-keyed locks was very easy however disassembly of the plug to reassign the pins has proven frustrating. I cannot seem to find any way to release the tumbler mechanism from the cylinder. I commonly work with Kwikset, Schlage,Canan, Master and many automotive and industrial locks . This is my first work with the mobile mini container guard lock.
Anyone with an insight as to how to remove the tumbler from the cylinder to replace the pins would be appreciated.

[billdeserthills]

Can you post a pic, even the same lock on eBay would be helpful

https://www.ebay.com/itm/267423071965?_ ... olid=10049


So if this is your lock, have you loosened the screw on the back of your lock?

[GWiens2001]

Can you post a pic, even the same lock on eBay would be helpful

https://www.ebay.com/itm/267423071965?_ ... olid=10049


So if this is your lock, have you loosened the screw on the back of your lock?

Then you need to use a pin punch to drive out the roll pin connecting the locking bolt from the back of the KIK cylinder.

Once the locking bolt is removed from the back of the KIK cylinder, then you will need to shim the cylinder and use a follower with a hollow end to fit over the end of the KIK cylinder. The shim will help bridge the gaps between the KIK cylinder and the follower.

Some models require using needle-nose pliers to remove a pin that keeps the plug from rotating more than 90 degrees in the housing, too.

Gordon

[Raymond]

I have forgotten exactly which brand uses the following but be careful.

To add to all that info, some of these have cutouts on the side of the plug itself. I guess to save brass or weight. But if you try to remove the plug sideways, top pins can fall into the cutouts and lock up everything. Also the key might not release the plug to come out. If yours is a 5 pin key there may be a 6th top pin that drops into a groove on the plug to limit the turn distance and keep the plug from coming out. Check the bottom of the cylinder to see how many holes there are. If you cannot reach the 6th pin, you might have to drill a1/16" hole up from the bottom just to clear the bottom of the milled groove. You can push this 6th pin up through the hole on the bottom. Use a very thin wire or flat pick that can bypass the key wards. Use the shim to pick as the key may block the probe for the 6th pin. Keep the shim GWiens2001 suggested using all the way through to the front of the lock and leave it in to assist replacing the plug.

These are definitely a PIA the first time you try one. I hope your Mini Mobile is not like this one.