kwickset door knob lock... how do i remove the pins?

[jimmysmith]

I need to know how to take apart a kwickset door knob lock.. i am trying to get to the pins and to repin it....

I understand weiser. turn the key 180* then pull the back thing..
I understand yale...turn the key 90* then push in the pinon the neck of the knob.

but hoe do i get the the pins on a kwickset?

I could post pics if it would be more helpful.

please help

[Iceberg_Slim]

is it a KIK? keyway in knob cylinder?from the back of the keyway there are 2 steel retainign clips that hold the plug/cylinder into the rest of the knob, u need to slighty pry the retaining clip back away from theknob and kind of bang it out.

[whiteknight38]

To effect KIK cylinder removal without damaging the unit, you need a Kwikset core removal tool, available for $2.95 from lockpicks.com. (Among other places.) Pretty easy to make, though, out of a hackaw blade, I should think, if somebody can post a life-size diagram. You can see a nice pictorial here members.bellatlantic.net/~vze4vxnd/kwikrekey.htm
The opposite end of the tool, has a little groove shape, like a shallow U, that is designed to push off the c clip on the end of Kwikset plugs.
Another way is a Kwikpull, but its a bit pricey at around 60 bucks or so.

[jimmysmith]

I have the kwickset plug follower and use it all the time on dead bolts. but this door knob lock is diffrent, there is no clip in the back. well nothing that i can see anyway, it does not look like anything can be removed from the back.

[jimmysmith]

here is what the lock looks like if it will help.







hope it helps. i feel like i have tryed everything. I have searched and found nothing about kwickset knob locks. really need help. thanks

[2octops]

Check out this pdf from Kwikset. It's the service manual for these locks and shows everything you will ever want to know about these locks.

http://www.kwikset.com/Trade/Literature/Resources/Rekeying%20Manual.pdf

[Isakill]

Odd I thought I posted a tutorial on re-keying a Kwickset KIK lock:

http://www.lockpicking101.com/viewtopic.php?t=12909&highlight=

[2octops]

Maybe you should have made it a sticky.

I still have not found it with the Search.

[xnoobandrew]

well, thanks for the info, even though i dont think i'll ever re pin a lock.

I don't think I can ever summon up the patience.

Glad to find what your looking for!

[Isakill]

Unfortunately I don't have the power to make it a sticky. Would be nice if it were tho. But I leave that decision up to the Moderators.
Im always happy to help.

[thekeymaker]

looking at the pics. you still need to remove the tailpiece then need to go inside the lock and pop the cylinder out. you can also make a tool yourself by having a very long tweezers bent in a certain way. you can also remove the cylinder while the lock is still mounted on a door.