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Deadbolt installed cant remove keys

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Post Sun Jun 06, 2010 2:52 am

Deadbolt installed cant remove keys

Installed new 4 deadbolt locks in our new house 3 work great with no problems

On the 4th I have not been able to remove the keys.

The bolt thows nice and smooth with no binding but the key can not be removed from the lock
Before I installed the dam thing the lockset worked smoothly and the key was easy to insert and remove.

Thanks for any help
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Post Sun Jun 06, 2010 2:59 am

Re: Deadbolt installed cant remove keys

You may have a knackered spring inside the lock and therefore not allowing the key to be removed. Does the key still turn the lock ? If so you can removed the barrel and strip the lock to see what is wrong with the guts.
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Post Sun Jun 06, 2010 6:23 am

Re: Deadbolt installed cant remove keys

I'm not sure what lock you have so this info may not be right. But try this and if it doesn't work get us some pictures to work with.

Take the lock back off the door. Now when you try to install it again, do it with the bolt thrown (bolt sticking out) and without the keys in the lock.

Most likely what you have is a simple timing issue, and that simple trick will usually fix the problem.
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Post Sun Jun 06, 2010 7:58 am

Re: Deadbolt installed cant remove keys

The previous ideas sound good to me.

The only other thing I can think of is the little clip that holds the plug in the lock might be loose. If you look at your lock and notice the little round part that turns with the key. Is there any in and out movement on that part ? If so just press it in all the way with your finger while trying to remove the key.

This happened to a lock at work once. The plug would pull out just a hair and the pins didn't line up so they trapped the key. Someone else had tried to pull out the key that was stuck with vise grips.
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Post Sun Jun 06, 2010 3:02 pm

Re: Deadbolt installed cant remove keys

Remove back, and remove lock cylinder from door. Make sure the tailpiece is rotated to work lock with no key in lock. Do this with the tumbturn on the inside of door. Install screws when lock functions correctly. Hopefully this will solve it.
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Post Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:35 pm

Re: Deadbolt installed cant remove keys

Can the cylinder be returned to insertion/removal position (probably 12 O-Clock, bitting side up)?

Yes:
Uh Oh... Looks as if your key has been jammed, I would advise removing the lock(if you can) and removing the circlip (the small metal clip at the end) and then rotating the cylinder to about 3 o clock, then using a rod of the same diameter as the plug(as viewed from the back) to push the plug out IMPORTANT: be VERY sure that you have the plug pin-side up, as to keep from dropping the key pins. remove all pins from plug and set aside, making note of the position of each. at this point, you should be able to remove the key, reinsert the pins, reinsert the plug WARNING: MAKE SURE THAT YOU DO THIS WITH THE PLUG NOT IN THE INSERTION POSITION(else bad things will happen), replace the circlip, then reinstall the lock, it is best to do this with the bolt extended, and no key in the lock, use another key, not a copy of the first, to ensure that the key can extend and retract the bolt (and also be removed). DO NOT USE THE FIRST KEY... EVER!!! (I use a key that this has been artificially introduced into on the inside of a double deadbolt, and this "Captive Key" cannot be removed without disassembling the lock)

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Post Thu Aug 05, 2010 9:23 pm

Re: Deadbolt installed cant remove keys

For reals? this isn't really a problem at all, but then again I find this stuff quite normal, I have seen it happen several times. You have to know the ins and outs of normal residential locks then you can come up with a few methods to get your key out. No long winded post will fix this. Just use your head.
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Post Sat Jun 25, 2011 2:50 am

Re: Deadbolt installed cant remove keys

Just take out the door hardware, Or if all else fails drill it.....
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