How To Rekey Defiant Knob
Photo: istockphoto.com Key rings can get crowded (and heavy!) fast, when you consider all that you load up on them: keys for your car,, side door, back door, mailbox, maybe even your mother-in-law’s, and a handful of miniature rewards cards sized and punched to conveniently hang. Carrying that whole lot will cause your pockets to jingle with each step and you to waste precious minutes every day fumbling for the correct copy to the door or locker you are interested in opening. Fortunately, rekeying a few of your locks offers an easy, affordable, and even DIY solution can lighten your load.
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What a locksmith actually do when he rekey the lock? Kwikset locks and Defiant can be rekeyed to the same key because they have the same keyway. I had a request on a demonstration of how to rekey a defiant brand lock. This lock has no top cap. And a non removable type tail piece.
Understand when, why, and how to rekey a lock with this handy guide. What it Means to Rekey a Lock A pin and tumbler lock—the kind of lock found on locking doorknobs and deadbolts—contains a steel cutaway that holds a cylindrical plug and a number of springs and pins that allow a specific key shape to turn in the lock. In order for a key to turn the locking mechanism, the configuration of the pins must match the depth of the unique grooves on that key. When you want the lock to open with a different existing key—say, so you no longer want to use separate keys to enter the front, back, and side doors—the lock must be disassembled and the pins, which are of various heights, removed and replaced by new pins that match the cuts and grooves in the new key.