Help with picking a 5 pin yale lock

[boris73]

Hello, i have recently obtained a lock pick kit which came fom america yesturday, and first thing i set out to do was pick a yale lock which i have, first of all i removed the pins including the spool or mushroom pins and placed 3 pins starting from the back working towards and tried to pick that, i had no problem but when i went upto the 5 pin ( i have more then one lock so i did not have to put the spool pins back in) i have not been able to do it, i find it hard to pick the pin right at the back i.e lift it up high enough and when i turn it it only turns a bit then no more, and when i turn it back i can hear the pins drop back into place, i am guessing a few pins are catching, any tips would be great, also i am sing a diamond pick to pick one pin at a time.

[conker]

well, I guess the best thing you can do is keep trying. Sure there will be links posted to tutorials and so forth, but the best way to learn is just to try, again and again. This may sound hard, and do not expect instant results. it takes time and determination.

sorry, but that is the best way I can help you. 5 pins was a problem for me too, so no worries. and yale locks can be difficult, very difficult. just work your way up and drill yourself, eventuall you'll get it.

good luck

[chrisjc33]

just work your way up and drill yourself, eventuall you'll get it.

good luck

or you can just use the dewalt pick,works every time

[airbus001]

First off, I think that most people would use the small feeler pick(small hook) to lift each pin at a time, in my experience the diamond pick is used for different raking techniques. Also some locks have very odd shaped keyways and when you get to the last pin you may actually be hitting some of the wards which makes you feel like the pin is impossible to move, this occurs in Schlage locks and others like it. Also sometimes you may pick the pins in wrong order this sometimes causes a pin that is not binding to get caught under the shear line and make it very hard to lift, and when you finally lift it the plug will rotate slightly in the opposite direction to which you are applying the torque which in turn causes some of the driver pins to fall back in place because they were perfectly aligned with the bottom pin holes. Also make sure you apply light but constant torque on the plug, for the most part when lifting each pin at a time.

Hope this helps