r/AskALocksmith

Please see the video. I have a steel door in a garage in a house I purchased. I took the cylinder out and had it re-keyed at a local locksmith because there wasn’t a key available. But for some reason, the door handle still opens the deadbolt. Any reason why this is happening?

This is front door knob of a house built in the 1930s. I have taken all the screws out and removed the rear knob and plate. The front knob and plate won’t come out. Something is keeping it locked in place. Anyone have any ideas on how to get this out (without destroying it). The side plate says YALE made in USA. YS. 182

Lock broken and need a replacement

How can I make this door lockable? I, nor my landlord, have a key. Please help!

Hi all, I have 3 sets of door handles that I have no idea how to remove. The rest of the flat had normal handles had normal grub screw/hex screw things which came off without an issue.

These are very old as far as I know. Only one handle has a hole or pin, the other handle is fully smooth. One of the handles I think has drill holes from the last occupant. I've tried yanking and wd30 but no luck.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.

Hello everyone,
I bought this mechanical lock Yale SL7100.
It arrives with the handles in the vertical position.
To change it to the horizontal position, there is an Allen screw on the spindle hub that needs to be open, and the handle can move to the desired position.
On the inside door piece, I managed to open the screw and adjust the handle fairly easily.
On the keypad side, no matter what I do, the screw will not open, no matter how much force I use.
I thought it was a bad piece, so I went and replaced it with another one, same same story.
Can someone please tell me what I did wrong?
Or any advice on how to adjust the handle to the horizontal position?
Any help will be greatly appreciated. I really appreciate it; I need help here.

These keys came with something I bought, and I have no idea what and now I’m trying to reconcile a gigantic pile of keys. I have whatever locks I need to dig through in storage. Any help identifying that the brand of lock I’m looking for I’ve already asked ChatGPT and it is failing to identify the key.

My first thought that it might be to like some Yakima car racks, but I found the key to that one last cylinder I have for that and it’s not the same so it’s kind of driving me nuts I do recall obtaining some thing which is why I thought it was the car racks. I have a top case on my motorcycle, but that’s not the key for that either.

I had the locks changed in my house about two years ago and one of the security door locks is annoyingly loose, but I can’t figure out how to get the plates off to tighten it.
Anyone have experience in these locks?

So far I stuck a small screwdriver into a hole of the handle and it came right off, I can't even put it back on so now I've committed... can't twist the plate off either nor does it pry off with a flathead.

Hello all. I have a 1940 house with old (I believe original?) glass door knobs and mortise locks. My bedroom lock broke (knob would spin but the latch wouldn’t retract) and taking it apart it looks like it’s the spring mechanism but not the spring itself. I think a little metal piece broke off (circled below - I’m able to pick it up with tweezers which I couldn’t do with the working lock I took out to compare). Anyone dealt with this before and have a fix besides buying a whole new lock mechanism?

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It also has another circle on the other side I don’t have any other tool I tried to open multiple different way if someone can help me how to open it , I also tried paper pin method now paper pin is stuck in there now

This latchbolt hasn't worked quite right since I moved into this house. About 90% of the time when you open the door, this little middle piece of the latchbolt flips around (see Bad picture) and blocks the door from closing. To get it to close you have to use the handle or your finger to jiggle that little middle piece around to where the curved part is forward (see Good mode pic). There must be a spring or some other piece missing but i can't figure out what and I can't find a similar part online to use to replace it. I may just be searching for the wrong thing. It was probably installed around 2007 if that helps.

Any ideas on how to fix it or find a replacement??

Hello im
Wondering the correct name for the lock cam, was gifted a toolbox but the locking rod is too far back for any lock I can purchase. Found a video of a guy using this attachment on a lock. But cant find anywhere, thanks in advance

!!! UPDATE: We have bought some graphite and covered the key and sprayed some inside as well. It unlocked it! Did the job. Will get it replaced soon though. Thank everyone for the suggestions!!!

I’ll try to explain it as simply and clearly as I can.

Our balcony has a door, which is a sliding door with a handle installed on the glass.

When we insert the key it goes all the way in without any trouble, but for the last week it has started to not want to turn right or left.

Today it’s completely stuck in the neutral position, in the middle. It will not turn left (to unlock the door) and it will not turn right (to lock it). But right now in the neutral position the door is still locked.

We have tried pushing, pulling, lifting, shimming the door and keyhole, the cylinder. Inserting the key slowly by 1mm each time etc etc.

It just won’t budge to the left. Here is a photo of the handle we have installed.

What could be the issue and the solution? Thank you

I visited a local antique store and saw this bag a few days ago— I went back just today and bought it. The first time i saw it, it opened. I didn't try in-store the second time and now it seems stuck?? My guess is that the part with two little holes is the "lock", as it is able to rotate and the latch seems to have a small gap to be secured shut. But i've turned it as far as it goes both ways and still nothing. Any ideas?