Semi-noob looking for help on pick-resistant lock

[naruto54321]

Hi everyone, I was wondering if someone could help me out with this.

I have an Almet brand deadbolt that I eventually was able to pick, yet the bolt did not move. I picked it the other way and it didn't move either.

Is this a type of pick-resistant lock?
If so, how do I 'finish' picking it?

thanks for your guidance

[barbarian]

Can you try the key ? If you open it with the key and the bolt moves, then it should be the same when you pick it.
If the bolt won't move or you don't have the key, it's possible that the tail piece of the lock is disconnected (bent, broken) from the bolt.


Be careful if you rotate the lock past 180 degrees. The top pins can fall into the now open keyway and block rotation. Normally the smooth edge of the key is there to prevent this. When it happens just use the back of a pick or a tension wrench and lift the pins back up so you can keep turning it.

[5thcorps]

was the lock new, used, assembled when you got it. if assembled it may be missing pieces especially if its 2nd or 3rd hand

[naruto54321]

it could be called either i suppose - a friend of mine just began working in construction and picked it up for me from a demo(lition) before a rebuild.

i would bet that it is not missing pieces

thanks for any advice!

[naruto54321]

alright i figured it out; it had a very sticky deadbolt, so much so that the tension wrench bent significantly before the bolt popped out.

thanks for the advice to those who responded though; it helped nevertheless

[Engineer]

I'm glad you got it in the end! If it was from a demolition site, then it might just have been some grit got in. If you could flush it with something carburetor cleaner, it might help, or the grit might have been freed in opening it. With a bit of luck, when you pick it in future, it might be a lot easier to turn!