schlage secure key or schlage plus

[swampy3524]

I was curious to see how this lock works inside. Needless to say when I took it apart it had parts fly all over on me. I found all the pieces but can't find info on how to reasemble all I can find out is the lock is discontinued. Any help would be great I own 3 and 2 are in pieces.

[2octops]

viewtopic.php?f=9&t=47991&hilit=schlage+secure+key

[MBI]

If you look at the blue menu bar on the left, we have a wonderful search tool for situations just like this.

Using that tool, I found this post which may help you:
viewtopic.php?f=9&t=54673&p=438832&hilit=securekey#p438832

And here is a completed search with 16 pages of results for "securekey" if the above post doesn't give you what you're looking for.
search.php?keywords=securekey&terms=all&author=&sc=1&sf=all&sr=posts&sk=t&sd=d&st=0&ch=300&t=0&submit=Search

All in all though, that lock is garbage. Between the problems they've had with the locks breaking for no reason whatsoever, and because they lost a patent infringement lawsuit related to the Kwikset SmartKey system, the Schlage SecureKey has been out of production for a while now. Around two years if I'm remembering right. If it were me, I'd replace it and keep around the pieces to play with and see if you can get it working again, just for fun. Either way, good luck.

Welcome to the forum!

***Edit: Looks like 2octops beat me to the punch while I was typing my reply.***

[Robotnik]

Having had to disassemble one of these to replace a slider spring that jumped spots, I can say assembly is difficult. The photos in the thread linked above do a good job of illustrating the rough orientation of everything, so study up and good luck. The hardest part for me was getting all five sidebar sliders and their springs wrangled into their carriage...lots of fine adjustments and swearing needed there.

Take your time, and hopefully you have a blue reset key. Reassemble the two sections of plug with the blue key inserted.

[swampy3524]

I just want to say thank you for all the helpfull posts. Yes I know the locks are garbage and I did replace them with other model of schlage. I have all the parts and keys just wanted to try and reassemle. Stll trying to figure my way around the forum. Thanks again and happy pickin

[swampy3524]

I have tried to post before but all I got was pages of dissasembly. I know how to take the lock abart however I do not know the step by step instructions on reassembly. I know where the parts go but I don't know the steps or order of steps. I know this is a very hard lock to reassemble and basicly the lock is garbage but this is for learning. I have searched the forums unsucsesfully. And I can not find info on the web. If you ever reassembled one of these can you please tell me how you did it I can't keep parts from flying. If this info is posted somewhere please help me find it I am still struggling on how to use a forum. And yes I do have blue reset keys for the locks along with the better reseter tool. I know how to use both. Was told to reassemble with blue key inserted but I don't see how. Thank you for your time and patients with me. Happy picking

[Squelchtone]

Have you seen Gordon's nice photos to help you figure out where the parts all go? (as already linked by 2octops)
viewtopic.php?f=9&t=47991

and have you seen the Patent drawings to also help with parts orientation?
https://patentimages.storage.googleapis ... D00016.png

the patent is here: lots of drawings to scroll through:
https://www.google.com/patents/US20080314106

hope this gets you on the right track. You could always very slowly take apart the 3rd lock you have for reference..
Squelchtone

[swampy3524]

I know where the parts go the problem is trying to keep the pieces together for reassembly. I just don't see how to keep things allinged right. So no the first link does not help for reassebly. Thank you for the post will check out the other links. I guess a better way of putting this is what is the secret to keeping the 5 slider bars lined up when putting the 2 halfs together thank you.

[GWiens2001]

Have you tried reassembling with the key in place?

Gordon

[nite0wl]

Gordon's suggestion of reassembling with a key in place may help. Alternately there are cylinder cradles intended to assist in repinning or servicing lock cylinders, depending on the specific difficulties you are having with the reassembly one of those may help.

[Robotnik]

I used a length of street sweeper bristle to hold the sliders in place as I was reassembling. Dropped the spring in place, oriented the pin on it, then depressed with the side of the bristle and moved on to the next one. Once I had all sliders in place, I inverted it with the bristle still in place, positioned it and joined the two halves (with a blue reset key in place), removing the bristle while doing so. It's not easy, and took me several attempts to work out the kinks. Good luck!

[billdeserthills]

One really nice thing about the old schlage secure line is you can just slide another lock cylinder into their housing. I would just forget about picking up all those pesky pieces, and kick them under the rug (I'm a slob) and screw another better lock into there

[Robotnik]

One really nice thing about the old schlage secure line is you can just slide another lock cylinder into their housing. I would just forget about picking up all those pesky pieces, and kick them under the rug (I'm a slob) and screw another better lock into there

That's exactly what I did when we moved into our new place (which is why I have a SecureKey in my collection). For locks in use, don't go the SecureKey route. The only reason I know how to tear down and reassemble one of these is that mine failed three days after I took it off the frontdoor. Used the wrong key while examining it, and a spring jumped positions. Hadn't picked it yet, and wanted to add it to the 'defeated' list, so I fixed it.

[billdeserthills]

I have a few of the deadbolt cylinders laying around, I picked one several times, but I could never pick the other one's

[Robotnik]

I have a few of the deadbolt cylinders laying around, I picked one several times, but I could never pick the other one's

I picked the one I have after playing with it for a bit; went fairly quickly. Reset it with a kit, picked it again, but it took a while longer with more complicated bitting. Caused a spring to jump positions again on a subsequent pick attempt, which required another gut for repair. Think I'm done trying to pick these .