info on picking& an EZ set

by **xboxteen01** » 22 Apr 2007 1:13

i just finished searching the Got Questions? and Manual parts of this site in search of info. some books have been scanned and up loaded online. does anyone know where to find these? any help could be great in this as at the moment in stuck on this one EZ set deadbolt and need all the help i can get,only three pins ever set at one time.

by **freakparade3** » 22 Apr 2007 10:20

Is it the same one from this thread you started? viewtopic.php?t=20034

Have you taken it apart to look at the pins? What tools are you using?

by **dmux** » 22 Apr 2007 10:45

an easyset deadbolt

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... &q=warnell

by **JackNco** » 22 Apr 2007 12:46

hehehe
"You don't need most of these tools but they look kinda cool"

by **xboxteen01** » 22 Apr 2007 15:11

its the same lock,its a double sided one so i took one side apart and im trying the pin by pin method for now

by **xboxteen01** » 22 Apr 2007 15:29

btw im using the short hook,small half diamond,and W style? rake from my southord 5 piece kit,with a tension wrench but i assume that goes without saying

by **hellbent1979** » 22 Apr 2007 17:05

trouble with a ezset I assume your new to this. ezset deadbolts have soft springs, use a rake very lightly. a light to medium light tension. should pop open in seconds. A small diamond works great too

by **Krypos** » 22 Apr 2007 19:29

EZ set is a kwikset knockoff. i have one on my front door. yours probably has 5 pins, and maybe if youre lucky, a spool or two. probably two. in the 2 and 4 pinstacks.

thats my experience with the EZ set locks.

that guy in the video is...... ill try and be nice this time......... unintelligent and probably residing in the country side of lower to lowest income class.

whew......that was hard.

go pin by pin, light tension, pay attention to what you feel and hear, and if you have to, take it apart and see what you actually have. thats the only 100% way to know whats inside a lock. regardless of what ANY package tells you.

by **xboxteen01** » 23 Apr 2007 10:34

i took it apart and there were no security pins. i didnt realize that spring strength effected tension application(im still new at all this).So thanks for the help guys,ill keep at it and eventually open it.

by **freakparade3** » 23 Apr 2007 11:29

Have you tried doing DB's beginners exercise? How much experience do you have? It could just be a pain in the a.. lock. I have a Tell commercial deadbolt that is a Schlage keyway, I even know the biting, but I have never been able to pick it. I can bump it open, but no matter what tools I try, I can't pick it.

by **bumber** » 23 Apr 2007 11:30

You said you try single pin at a time right? Have you tryed raking it yet, just to see if your tension is good? If so (and you unlocked it) you may be false setting pins (pushing them to far up) when you go one by one. Since you are new and have your lock apart (or can take it apart) you can also take a few pin sacks out to get the feel of the stack you are having trouble with.

by **hellbent1979** » 23 Apr 2007 15:37

Schlage keyways do use security pins normally, remember tension is key. Even when opening a lock with the proper key any type of turning while the key is inserted it will bind

by **freakparade3** » 23 Apr 2007 21:46

hellbent1979 wrote:Schlage keyways do use security pins normally, remember tension is key. Even when opening a lock with the proper key any type of turning while the key is inserted it will bind

Thanks for the tip :wink:

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