Fackifiknow wrote:Try over setting the 3rd and 4th pins so that the bottom pin its self is caught on the shear line then get the 5th pin properly placed and then hold it in place with the pick, release all tension and make sure the 5th pin is set. Then work on the other pins.
This is a good trick, and it can be real helpfull.
I used it a little while ago on a new kwikset. Just overset the pins that are closer to the front of the lock then set the pin stack that is behind them (the one that needs to be lifted the highest). Then once that pin stack is set keep your pick underneath it. While your pick is underneath it I would suggest slowly start dropping pressure on the tension wrench until you hear them fall down. Then you can take your pick and set them.
I dont take off all the presure on the tension wrench. I either slowly let off on the tension, or I use my index finger to press on and off on the tension wrench to oscilate the tension (letting a little off the tension at first and then more and more until the pins fall).
Some times I will keep a little bit of pressure on the tension wrench and tap on the top of the lock to try and get the pins to fall down. This does not really work, but for some reason I find myself trying it anyways.
This could be a good trick for you to learn. What you can do to try and teach your self it is to move the pin stacks in the holes third and fourth farthest away from you to two holes closest to the front of the lock. Then move the pin stack that was the fith to the hole third farthest from you. This way you can practice this technique without worrying about the other pins.
Good luck.
