CES Euro Cylinder

by **n2oah** » 14 Jul 2005 13:36

So I wanted to dissect and pick my CES Euro cylinder, but I'm not sure how to. The cylinder has a black cover over what seems to be the springs, but I don't want to force it off if it isn't nessacary.
Here are some pictures of it: (sorry 56k users, photobuck didn't do the resizing! :evil:

by **TOWCH** » 14 Jul 2005 13:46

Heh, that's the exact lock I have on my back door.

by **n2oah** » 14 Jul 2005 14:28

TOWCH wrote:Heh, that's the exact lock I have on my back door.

Same here. My family's house was built in the early 90's and this was a spare/replacement lock for the patio door.
Anybody have any clue how to get the spring cover off?

by **Pickety** » 14 Jul 2005 14:32

Eh, maybe a dremel with a cut-off wheel :?:

by **TOWCH** » 14 Jul 2005 15:55

From the looks of it, if you take the spring cover off, it probably won't go back on. I would suggest pulling the plug retaining clip and just using the key, but I don't know how you would put it back together without the use of a plug follower. If you don't need the lock anymore you could snap it... Maybe I'm wrong and the cap is possible to put back on though. Perhaps a locky from the UK can be a little more helpful.

by **cracksman** » 14 Jul 2005 21:53

First of all, that is a nice lock. Secondly, and I'm sorry in advance but,

Thermite

Third, could you possibly shim it?

by **capt.dunc** » 15 Jul 2005 9:57

insert your key, remove the circlip, slide the cylinder out the front, and remember to catch all the driver pins and springs that'll follow. there's a good thread on the site somewhere about repinning these, and re-asembling them, you'll need to make a tool to hold the springs and drivers in place when putting it back together.

by **capt.dunc** » 15 Jul 2005 9:59

found it, have a read of this, it should answer your questions.
http://www.lockpicking101.com/viewtopic.php?t=5199&highlight=repinning+euro

by Al » 15 Jul 2005 11:46

The CES plug clip is one use only. It will have to be destroyed to remove the plug and a new one fitted and clamped to rebuild.
If you need to rekey, or remove pins to assist picking, then taking the top off the chambers is a better way but if just to see how it works buy a rim or KiK cylinder instead.

by **n2oah** » 15 Jul 2005 21:31

I knew the clip holding the cylinder in wasn't a regular E-clip, because it didn't come off like an e-clip would... Now I have to make another new tool...

CES Euro Cylinder

CES Euro Cylinder

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