Sticky pins, not able to pick properly

[macruadhi]

I got a butt-load of lock-in-knob and deadbolts that are used, but all keyed alike. When I try to pick them, the slightest bit of pressure with the tension key renders the binding pin unmovable. I took one of them apart and it looks as if someone filled the keyway with WD-40 years ago and it got gummed up. So I cleaned the pins, springs and tried to get as much as possible out of the body of the plug and shell. Even after reassembly, the binding pin still refuses to budge. I don't know if it a fault of the lock or the pretend lockpicker.



Thanks,
Eric

[Oliwerko]

Well, I think it should move when you cleaned it up. If it doesn't, maybe the lock is just old/poorly manufactured/whatever. If you can pick another locks, it's probably a problematic lock, not a picker .

I have one padlock I picked about 20 times and now I can't because it's behaving very weird. Remember ? You can and will break the lock Proof of the rule here.

[questions]

brake cleaner, degreaser, etc. try to it works out. Like the post before me, there could be damage.

[macruadhi]

Thanks to the both of you. I haven't been picking for long, I've only managed to pick 2 locks so far, and this one about drove me crazy. I'm very glad to know it was not me.


Good day to both of you!

Eric

[raimundo]

about that lock that you picked 20 times, and now its not working the same, can you take that lock apart?

Look for certain signs of picking inside the lock, look for scars on the pin tips and along the sides of the pins, these on the sides especially will change the way it picks, they will tend to cause binding not from the shear line, but when the scratches on the sides of the pins interlock with the scratches on the inside walls of the pin drillings in the plug. The same tool makes those scratches, and that tool is the pick. New picks should have the sharp edges sanded round. especially on the pick tip.

look into the cylinder, with the plug removed, look for a cut or groove in the cylinder wall where the tensor rests, if this cut is there, you have a sharp edged tensor that is biting into the cylinder wall and has caused that groove. that will cause the tension to be grounded without effect and will make picking very difficult because most of it is wasted. sand the edge of the tensor and round the sharp edges.

[Lorek]

If their used you might try lubricating it, wd40 gums things up after awhile you might try a teflon based lubricant like tri-flow or something similar.

[kostassk8]

whell i had the same problem with you .i solve it only by play my diamon .it was easy

[kostassk8]

whell i had the same problem with you .i solve it only by play my diamon .it was easy