by jjunginger » 17 Apr 2014 8:05
Hey lock gurus,
I received a few Yale 7315's (keyed alike). They came without keys. So first, I raked them open, which was not too hard because of the relatively flat bitting. Then, I SPP'd them, which again was not too tough with the right amount of tension. Then, I made a "good enough" key by impressioning with a blank and some vice grips (knife edging the blank helped on this). Next, I would like to disassemble and remove the core, to measure the key pins with calipers and cut a proper key for the other locks. I know these aren't interchangeable core locks, and don't mind destroying one, so that I can make a key for the others.
There are a couple of possibilities I can see:
1) There is an access hole near the cylinder, but this proved to be a dead end, as it just houses the spring for the shackle.
2) There is a round access hole (with a flat, round brass cap over it) near the locking side of the shackle. With a punch, I was able to remove this, and it looks like a "service port" if you will.
3) There is a rivet or rivet like piece under the locking half of the shackle, where you would expect to find a screw for SFIC locks. I thought this may also be a good path to try after reading the manual and learning that Yale ships some locks with "loose rivets"
4) Cheat Code: Email Yale tech support to see if they can give me a definitive answer.
So long story short, if any of you guys know how to take one of these apart, please let me know.
Thank you,
-jj
