How to remove the lock cylinder from a Kwikset SmartKey entry knob
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- Опубликовано: 6 мар 2010
- This video demonstrates how to remove the lock cylinder from a Kwikset SmartKey entry knob. The video starts with the knob already removed from the door.
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GENIUS! Would have NEVER figured out how to get the post and cylinder out without this video! Thanks again for posting.
GENUIS -> takes one to know one. :) I'm glad the video was helpful for you!
Thanks a lot for this. For the life of me, I couldn't figure out how to flip the lock until I finally broke down and took a look here. Really appreciate the level of detail you went to.
Thanks so much for your video. I couldn't get the spindle out of our old stuck doorknob. Thanks to your easy to follow instructions we got it out in no time!
I used your video a year ago to change the rotation of the lock cylinder and again today when I installed another lock. I really do appreciate that you took the time to help so many people.
Yes! Thanks! My landlord, bless his heart, changed a dysfunctional doorknob/latchset for me but took the "quick" way and left me with all my locks keyed for one key except one. Doing this myself and exchanging the older lock into the new knob "set" everything right again! Very good video btw...simple, to the point and easy to see what your narrating.
I couldn't figure out where the springs were. Kwikset sent me the totally useless tool...way too blunt to move the spring. So with two screwdrivers and an awl and your video I was able to get the cylinders out. Thin screwdriver is required. Thanks for the help.
We ended up exchanging this model for the slimmer version ruclips.net/user/postUgkx0jZ_lGlDVJhDnmagEU8gn47cmfPNlLQU because it was too wide for the only door trim area that made sense to mount it on. However, we should have just noted the dimensions prior to purchasing. Otherwise, we love the doorbell. It works perfectly, and the video is very clear, even at night.
One of the most unusual comments I've gotten here... Not sure who you mean or what, when, why, or how...
10 years later your video is still helping! I somehow managed to jam up the new door knob lock I purchased, so I decided to take apart with your help. Not sure how I managed to remove the spindle, but after that it was smooth sailing to reset the key. BIG UPS.
Whoa! It *is* just a little past ten years! This was the first video I posted on RUclips, just to try it and see what happened. I had no idea that it would be helpful to so many people. I'm glad that you found some value in it. Thank you for the comment and BIG UPS!
I would like to hear more from DJ SABINE someday... :)
This was SO helpful! Thanks for posting this! I then went to another video to actually re-key without the original key. (It didn't explain how to get the cylinder out of the knob, however. It focused on dead bolt application.) I purchased two sets about 3 years ago and installed them right away but procrastinated the re-key so that I could use one key for both. I'm painting my porch and now need to be able to unlock the one door from the outside for access while the paint dries but inadvertently threw away the original keys months ago while on a house-cleaning spree. (I found the tool and instructions, however, which are now completely worthless, lol!)
Once I understood exactly where you were placing the allen wrench and screwdriver in order to get the cylinder out, everything else was easy. (It's just not simply placing them in the hole and pushing, in other words. Each tool needs to be inserted between a spring and the corresponding sidewall. I needed a small flashlight to see down in the hole. From the top and to me at first, the springs just looked like half-moon machine keys or something similar.) You demonstrated where those side springs were with your fingers relative to the knob and that was a big part of my success. Everything is re-installed and works great!
Sweet! Good job! I'm glad the video helped you. And... doh! I have to paint our porch too. Thank you for leaving a comment!
Thanks for the video. I especially appreciate the excellent job you did showing and explaining how to remove the spindle. I accidentally created a problem that I didn't know how to solve until I viewed the first part of your video. Great job!
mya Sweet! I'm glad that I could help a fellow tinkerer out of a jam! Thank you for leaving a comment!
After wading through countless terrible videos on this topic, I came across this one in which you explained it perfectly. Thank you!
You're welcome! I had the same wade, which made me want to make this video. I never dreamed that it would have more than a half-million views. Thank you for leaving your comment!
Firmly in the Better Late Than Never Department... you're welcome! I'm glad this video helped you. Thank you for leaving the comment!
Thanks a LOT for taking the time to post this. It was a huge help to me replacing the locks on my doors. The Kwikset site has videos on how to remove the locks on handles, but not for knobs. I don't think I'd have a lot of trouble figuring out the handles on my own -pretty straight forward- but I'd have broken something doing the knobs on my own!
Thank you for this video. I had a new kwikset locked keyed to my other door key and I didn’t notice that the lock was reversed. I decided yesterday to research how to reverse it. I came across your tutorial. After some frustration with getting the lock out, I used a smaller screwdriver with a longer one and I had success! Thank you!
Excellent work! I'm glad the video helped your lock-right-side-upping project. Thank you for your comment!
i was stuck on my locksmithing hand-on exercise while i try to disassemble this kwikset lock.--I had problem locating the retainer clip. Your video and oral instruction helped me out!! Everything went smooth!! Thankyou very much!!!
Thank you for such a great instructional video. I kept returning the Kwikset locksets until I found one that had the bolt facing the proper direction. Well, with very little help from the people at home depot I decided to check you tube and viola..... I have now changed the bolt direction successfully on 5 new locksets without calling a locksmith or damaging the knobs. Thank you !!!!!
Thanks so much for this info. I had done it about 25 yrs ago but completely forgot how to do it. I needed to rorate the lock cylinter so the key was cut up.
BTW, you probably realize by now that you state to turn the spindle cc to the "unlock" position when you're actually turning it to the "lock" position.
Thanks for the help! The spindle was broken on my lock, and I needed to get the cylinder out. Never would have figured it out until I saw your video!
Thanks for the explanation at the end using your fingers on the tabs. This was the only video to explain that part which made it super easy for me to understand. I was able to flip my cylinder to “right side up” after watching. Thank you. Saved me $100 for a locksmith.
Excellent! Glad I was able to help! I bet we got stuck on the same part that made me want to make this video. Hope you spent that $100 on beer or something nice for the mate. :)
Thank you for taking the time to post this, thought I might have to find the special tool to remove the cylinder but a couple of small flatheads popped it out real easy just like you demonstrated. 👍👍
Excellent! I'm glad the video helped you remove the cylinder. Thank you for the comment!
Thanks - I went to the Kwik website and there was nothing showing how to do this.
After watching this video, 5 mins later, it was working like I wanted. Thanks again for the great post.
You're welcome! Thank you for the kind words. Nothing on their website about this? That's just silly.
Awesome video! My kwikset lever dissembled in almost this exact same way, no springs though. Your video helped out SOOO much, thanks for posting!
Thanks for posting this. I was able to reset my lock after you demonstrated how to get the thing apart
+whiskeysourking You're welcome! Thank you for leaving a comment: it means a lot to me... especially coming from a king! Why, I wish I had a whiskey sour right now, and I'd put it to good use... :)
Much appreciated! Just flipped my lock so it's not upside down now! Been bothering me for about a year. I agree with other commenters that once you showed how to move the tabs once it was out was extremely helpful (though still tricky to actually do). Thanks again!
You're welcome! Glad the video was helpful. Funny how those little household annoyances can go on for so long... until finally a rainy weekend comes where you say ENOUGH!
Thank you a million times over for posting this video!
So glad you posted this! I went to KwikSet's website to figure out how to do this and saw I needed a "special tool", which of course doesn't come with the lock. Nothing more maddening!
leqid, you can add another person to someone whom you helped out. When turning my door handle towards the right, the knob was sticking because the little spring clip inside was sliding beyond the metal stop that's supposed to hold it. So I needed a new door knob, but wanted to keep using my existing key (since this one, my garage door and both dead bolts use the same key). Your video helped me out tremendously. Thank you so much !!
Excellent video. Just what I needed. As a reward I liked and subscribed. Thank you
I had to watch about 3 videos to get this to work without the special tool and yours was the clincher. Thanks.
Thanks for the fine video. I was having trouble releasing the spindle but your video showed how to do it in great detail. Thanks!
Yes! Thanks! My landlord, bless his heart, changed a dysfunctional doorknob/latchset for me but took the "quick" way and left me with all my locks keyed for one key except one. Doing this myself and exchanging the older lock into the new knob "set" everything right again!
Thanks so very much for posting this! your video was my guide! best regards from Mexico!
I love you. Seriously. I love you. And, we were turning the cylinder because the entry knob is not labeled left or right handed, but it was left handed (b/c the key was upside down when installed) and we needed right. Thank you and thank you and thank you!!!
these dumb locks, when i put it in with the dead bolt the knob key was backwards than the dead bolt lock key so i had to flip the cylinder around to match the bolt lock. never knew i was going to have so much trouble with this lock. Thanks so much for the video it helped so much.
Originally found the video showing what he explained at first. Didn’t work and got scared of messing up the lock, regrouped and found this video. So much smarter. My husbands sanity has been saved
If I'm an anchor point for anyone's sanity, we are in trouble. :) Happy to have had an assist in your project. Thank you for leaving the comment!
Thank you so much for posting this video. I was able to fix the problem from home instead of piling my kids into the car and returning the door knob to Home Depot hoping I would then buy the right kind.
Thank you SO much! My key was stuck in the lock (I figure one of the pins broke) and this is the only way I could get it out! It took me some determination and some BBQ skewers (I was ill prepared tool wise) but I managed to get my key out finally! Thank you again,
Thank you much leqid. This helps much. I apreciate it. Have a blessed day.
THANK YOU! Worked great.
Kwikset website, customer service, or Lowes could not figure it out.
Thank you. That was a big help to me. Love these KWIKSET locks.
Thank you so much! This is an older video, but was most helpful to me, because I can't get the cheap Kwikset tool in a timely manner. I was able to pop cylinders out from two locks (old and new replacement) with two skinny screwdrivers so I could rekey a replacement lock.
You're welcome! You didn't need the stinkin' single-use tool anyway. Thank you for your comment!
thank you very much for the helpful video instructions - you saved me having to buy a new door knob set - kudos, good sir leqid
ccc ccc I've been knighted! Yes! In other news... thank you for leaving a comment! I'm glad I helped you save some money.
I tried to remove the tumbler from the knob with a small nail and a small screwdriver and finally gave up and went to get the 2mm allen wrench and with the screwdriver and it worked. Thanks!
You're welcome! Thank you for the comment!
Thanks alot, I was trying for a couple hours, then I found your video and did it in 2min!!!
Chris
Just what I needed to know and you demonstrated the "how to" very well. Thanks!
Thank you for the kind words and for leaving your comment! I'm glad that this video was able to help you.
I should have left a comment a year ago. Great tutorial, used your process many times. Thanks for the info 👍
I didn't see where I could post a comment so I'm doing this reply as a comment.
Your video is very clear - best of three. I wish I'd seen it before I tried to do this. Kwikset sent me the tool and instructions free, but they don't have a video. Their other instructions were clear, but I couldn't figure out the instructions for removing the spindle. I called their tech support and it was no help at all. I finally got it done but in retrospect I'm surprised I didn't damage the mechanism.
Thanks for the video. I ended up using a piece of 12 gauge wire instead of the Allen wrench, since I couldn’t get both the wrench and a screwdriver in place on those clips.
Saved me from having to replace the whole knob.
Clever workaround! Thank you for sharing, and for your comment.
Thanks for posting this. This of course would have been the only lock I was unable to reset properly and had to buy a cradle for it. I had to fight with those two tabs far more than you did but eventually I figured it out.
Nice. Good job working it out. Thank you for your comment!
Thank you, thank you. thank you! I would have never removed the cylinder without your help.
THANK YOU soooo much for this video!!!
I thought I lost my damn mind installing the door knob and saying why is the key facing upside down... THANK YOU!!! Now the know is correct and doesn't look stupid!!
A+
-Nigel
Thank you for your clear and concise video. The cylinder being installed so the teeth of the key are down instead of up annoys me a little but having the deadbolt teeth up on the same lock set really gets on my nerves.
You're welcome! I'm glad the video helped you with your project. Cylinders installed in the wrong direction seem to be a common reason folks are using this video. Thank you for your comment!
I know this was put up several years ago, but I am thankful for it. I would have replaced the doorknob to my front door years ago if I knew how to do it with no visible screws. I was ready to get a hacksaw this summer. Now I can replace the stupid knob with one that works.
Sweet! Glad the video helped you in your project.
AWESOME! you just saved me from having to buy some special tool from kwikset to do this. And much more professional than having "upside down" keyways.
Upside down locks? You must have accidentally gotten some made for the Southern Hemisphere. :)
Thanks! It worked! I used two small flat blades screwdrivers to pry under the spring clips.
quick easily understood and mission accomplished - thanks a bunch!
Very helpful. Thanks so much for posting this.
This method doesn’t apply to newer quickset locks (Sept 2018). Instead there is a U-shaped clip on the outside of the cylinder seat housing. The clip can be pushed out of place with a small flathead screwdriver. There is no need to align or remove the center post.
Thanks for the video, It helped me with some older locks.
You're welcome! I am glad that I was able to help. So... interesting... that I actually logged in to RUclips for the first time in a long time, and was able to see the analytics on this video. Turns out that there was a very noticeable slump in the number of views in 2018. Totally makes sense that there are newer locks now. Hope they corrected their mistakes of the past. Thank you very much for your comment! Best wishes!
Thank you thank you thank you. I spent 30 minutes screwing around with the lock set, trying to get the cylinder out -- then I looked at the video and got the damn thing out in 30 seconds!
thanks, I appreciate your video. I'd wanted to rotate the cylinder 180 so I'd insert the key teeth up (no comments on *that* debate :). After a couple tries it worked great with allen wrench and small screwdriver. You might not know how far down in the hole the spring clips are. Don't go too deep. It helped me the first time to depress the spring tab so that I could see the depth of both clips with a flashlight. Also, the orientation of the clips is fixed, so you don't need to hunt for 'em.
Thanks so much.
4 years later and still helping.My next step was a Makita with diamond blade, NOT that, that would have fixed anything BUT i would have felt better. :)
Ha! I know what you mean about wanting to destroy these things. I came close myself. Thank you for commenting!
Great video! Took 5 minutes to do after watching. Thanks.
Thanks much! Though it's impossible to see the one tab when looking down the hole, showing us the twin tabs once it was out was all it took to give it another shot and get success. Good show.
Thanks for the feedback... and for leaving a comment!
Thanks! Needed this refresher...
You're welcome! Like the "Wasted Years on the bouzouki" video you have linked. Up the Irons!
Great video. I wanted to replace one knob-set while retaining the same key, so was able to pop out the cylinder from the old knob and put it into the new one.
Thank you for commenting! Glad to hear the vid helped you with your project.
I want to do what this guy did but with a dead bolt. My idea is to buy this electronic door knob with numbers. But the lock underneath it is a regular deadbolt. The kwikset one is 100$ and the one I found that isn’t kwikset is 40$. I want to take my smart key kwikset on my existing door deadbolt and put it in the electronic lock I want to buy. You think that is impossible?
Thank you! Other videos were using tools I didn’t have. But I had a 2.5 Alan key. It worked!
You're welcome! Yeah, we don't need no stinkin' fancy tools for this job. Thank you for leaving a comment!
Thank you for this! the lock totally broke and i was not able to close the door, for weeks, the knob was just hanging there holding on and i had to idea how to get it out. This def helped, getting a new knob since im 100% i totally broke the one i have.
You're welcome! I'm glad the video helped you. Thank you for leaving your comment!
Great tut sir. Helped me a great deal.
Thanks so much! Don't think I could have taken apart my Weiser lock without this video. Needed to do that to rekey it.
You're welcome! I've never heard of Weiser locks, but I'm glad that my video was able to help you in some way.
You Rock! I had a knob that when locked could be unlocked by simply wiggling the knob. I changed out the guts and it works great now.
Sweet! Glad this video helped you. I see your video "stinky cyst pop" but I am afraid to watch it... :)
@@leqid it's lame. Nothing too disgusting
Glad it worked for 99.999% of others.Didn't work for me,so will buy the Kwikset tool and see if that works.
I took quite a few tries to get my method to work. The only reason I didn't buy the tool is because I'm a cheapskate! There's no shame in getting the tool. Thank you for your comment and good luck with your project!
Kwikset sells a tool that makes this a lot easier. Only a few bucks on Amazon. Video still helped!
thank you very much. my ocd wouldn't have allowed the lock cylinder to remain upside-down much longer. i got close to figuring it out, but would've failed miserably without this video. probably involving breaking something
Thank you for posting! It worked for me.
Yay! I'm glad it worked for you. Thank you for letting me know!
Thanks so much. You saved me a trip to Lowes, which I'm sure would have just ended up in an exchange. :)
You're welcome! Thank you for commenting! My wife and I always joke that every trip to HD results in an exchange of some kind...
Thank you for ending my frustration with a Kwikset entry removal.
You're welcome... but you have ended the frustration yourself! :)
you are a gentleman and a scholar ..thx a bunch!
Thank you. This was very helpful for me
thanks for the quick tutorial, very helpful
You're welcome! Thank you for taking the time to comment.
Worked perfect and I want to say thanks...
Fantastic tutorial. I was able to disassemble and reset my key. Thanks!
Yes! Good job! Thanks for leaving a comment.
You sir, are a life saver.
+Dough Nut Aw yeah! Glad to help! Thank you for commenting.
Mmmm.... Dough Nut... {insert Homer Simpson gurgling noises}
Just got a new one from Lowe’s and the guy who keyed it for me put the tumbler in upside down. This is helpful!
Doh! Have had numerous comments over time about simply wanting to flip the tumbler over... but that is not always a simple task. Glad my video was helpful for you. Thank you for your comment!
And likewise, I appreciate the time you took to comment. Thank you! I'm happy that the video helped you... twice!
2mm worked for me, 2.5mm didn't. THANKS 10000 for this video, it worked! :)
Great video, Thank you!
Thanks for sharing this very informational video.
You're welcome! Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment! Do you do much lock work in a suit? (your avatar) :-) :-) :-)
Omg life saver! I spent a good hour trying to figure it out D;
And it is a mystery why Kwikset has not explained the trick and left so many to waste hours trying to figure out how to do this.... Thank you for commenting!
Awesome! Thank you. I didn't have the proper tool. This worked great!
Aw yeah! We don't need no stinkin' tool. I'm glad my video was helpful to you. Thank you for leaving a comment!
Thank you for your guidance you were a big help
Howdy! Thank you for leaving a comment! I still get a big kick that this video has been helpful for folks, and I'm glad you found it useful. But... you did it yourself. ;)
(Although I'm no leader, that's an oblique reference to Lao Tzu's quote, "A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.")
I too successfully flipped the cylinder, Thank You!
Thank you sooo much for this video!
You're welcome! Thank you for leaving a comment!
all I needed to know was how to get the spindle out this Vid help me out
thanks for this video I could not figure out how to get this thing apart
You're welcome! I'm glad that the video helped you. Thank you for leaving a comment!
How do you remove the knob if the door is shut and previously locked and no access to the outside due to a loced storm door?
Big thumbs up! You saved the day!
Thumbs for me? Thank you! But you have saved your own day, by being smart enough to figure all this out on your own.
Thank You so much. Really helpful.
You're welcome! I'm glad the video helped you. Thank you for leaving the kind words!
Excellent, my additional tip -If you want to change the key position (key up/down), before you start, I suggest you add a small piece of masking tape on the barrel (indicating the original position of the key), then flip the cylinder 180° after you popped the cylinder out.
Great tip! Thank you for leaving it! Wish I had a nickel for every project I should have taken better notes on before disassembly... :)
This does help tremendously replacing the doorknob but keeping the lock and of course the keys that go with it. But I do have another problem ... is there a way to fix the spring within the mechanism? I don't know how to explain it otherwise... I would like to keep the doorknob as it is fairly old and matches all the other ones around the house.
exactly what i needed ty so much
Thank YOU for your kind words and for your comment!
Awesome, thanks for the detail.
You're welcome! Thanks for the thanks! :)