ASSA 7-pin picked, how to take it apart?

[torugl]

I finaly picked my ASSA lock, but how do I take it apart and not destroying it?

The issue is the retaining ring in the back. A non flexible ring, holding the plug in its place...

[zeepia]

Good job!

You should get it apart from the place shown here:



It might be a little stiffer than normal, let us know how it goes!

[torugl]

It is stiff all right. My concern is that if I bend it open, it will be deformed beond any possibility of reuse.
I have gutted a lock with this ring before, and it was not flexible at all. It just stayed bent open, at the size of the plug.

But i'll give it a try..

[MBI]

I haven't worked on these specific locks, but I've worked on a few with stubborn rings which would also bend out of shape if you tried to open them far enough to slide them off.

Instead, try just flexing one tip of it out far enough to flip it over the edge of the tailpiece towards the back of the lock so rests on the outside of the tailpiece. This will put the ring into a very shallow corkscrew position, with one tip under the tailpiece and one tip over it. From that point it's much easier to work it's way off without bending it.

[boggif]

Sometimes the locking rings are not springs. I have several such locks (assa style). The only way to open it is to bend it. If you bend it open carefully you should be able to bend it back with not too much effort. I have opened several such locks and have yet to fail getting the ring back.

[torugl]

I used the corkscrew tips, and got it open. The ring is a bit off, after refitting it. But it works fine.

Thank you for all help.

[lock-ed]

Torugl,
good job on picking that one!
You might find that you need a 14mm follower, in order to retain the springs and upper pins. Simply use a 14 mm rod. Let me know if you need more info.
BTW, how long did it take you to pick it?
Could you show us a picture of the profile?
TIA, Ed

[lock-ed]

Sorry, disregard the "picture of profile"-bit.
My bad
Ed

[torugl]

Thanks lock-ed.
I don't know exactly how long it took, but I reckon about 5-6 minutes. I have had this lock for a while. It was one of the first locks I got. But it was way too difficult to start with. But I found it again this day, and now I got it opened.

I am quite new to this, but I think I am starting to get a hang of the basics.
Learning some thing new on every lock, and enjoying it all the way. Maybe speed comes with a little more experience