How To Rekey A Ford Door Lock Cylinder

To rekey a house lock remove the exterior doorknob by inserting a wire into a small hole in the doorknob.

How to rekey a ford door lock cylinder.

I have my old damaged one and a new one i got from a wrecking yard. The top of the cylinder contains pins and springs which keep pressure on the keyed pins. Store the retainer safely in a place where you can retrieve it later. Used a cylinder out of a 99 dodge durango notes 1 i had the right key when i inser.

Pick one tumbler out at a time with the screwdriver front to back. Then take the lock cylinder out of the knob using a cylinder follower and remove the cylinder retainer ring so you can take out the cylinder plug. Insert a new key into the ignition lock and match the tumblers up to fit the key. I was going to attempt to file down a blank key to match up with the existing pins but it turns out the locks.

Start by removing the door lock that you are working on and taking out the tumbler mechanism. You will be able to see that the tumblers inside are set in the pattern of the previous key that worked on your car door s lock. The car i was doing this on was my 84ford f150. Put the springs back in place insert the centerpiece and rings and screw the cover plate back on.

How to recode most car door lock cylinders to work with any key you have. Remove the plug by pushing the plug follower supplied in the kit through the cylinder. How do you rekey a 1999 ford explorer door lock. Insert the old key and turn it either to the left or right.

Insert this key to the lock then turn it as if unlocking the door. B slide key left until it stops on a number. C write down number and proceed to the next cut. A with key cuts facing up slide key into the opening of key gauge located near the number 0 move key to first cut or notch from the key bow.

To successfully remove the cylinder plug use the lock s key. The most critical part of this operation is removing the cylinder plug from the cylinder. I m just not sure how do disassemble it and then what to do after i do get it apart.