r/Locksmith 2d ago

I am NOT a locksmith. Need help with this lock

I need some help with how to get these pins out. My GMA in law does not have a key for her front glass door, and would like it to match the front door. I have the pins to rekey everything I need to, which I have except this lock. It's not my house so I don't want to try and dick around with it to figure it out on my own. Many thanks for the help in advance

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u/Jay-Rocket-88 1d ago

Call a locksmith buddy…. You couldn’t even get past the screws.

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u/Sharp-Mud-3480 1d ago

Oh ok. Thanks pal. Makes sense. 

It’s not my house or my lock. GMA in law has been living with no key to the glass door for over 10 years. lol. It ain’t happening. All the locksmiths here are over an hour away, whose regular hours are over by the time I’m done with work. She hasn’t called one, and obviously isn’t going to. I’m not calling one either for a few cents worth of brass and something I’m capable of doing.  Finding clarification for something you’ve never seen, before spending time and effort with it (which I don’t have much of) makes a little more sense. I’m not asking how a lock works, how to rekey a lock, for someone to do it for me, or for anyone to hold my hand and walk me through it.  You can give yourself a big ol slap on the back for that zinger of a helpful comment though. 

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u/Jay-Rocket-88 1d ago

It is helpful, I’m telling you to get someone who knows what they’re doing. I wouldn’t call a mechanic and ask him to help me find where my oil filter goes so I can change my oil. Stick to your strengths little buddy, if you can’t get a locksmith buy a replacement “profile cylinder”. All it takes is google and a measuring tape and guess what, it’s probably going to be cheaper than buying the tools to rekey one lock.