I needed a spare key (already have three) for a Yale lock I fitted to the front door more than 30 years ago. The key is only copyable by Yale who require my signature before doing the job. Two problems here:
1. They charge a fortune (about £40 I think, was £5.75 once)
2. They are not doing keys anyway due to Coronavirus.
Next best thing is to replace the cylinder with one that uses easily copyable keys. It looks like euro size, and according to a couple of Youtube videos replacing the cylinder should be fairly straightforward; undo the M5 screw on the baseplate that secures the cylinder, wiggle the old one out with the key, slide in new cylinder, secure it with the screw.
But my lock has no such screw, just two woodscrews attaching the lock to the wood. Even if I removed those, the lock itself would presumably be held in by the cylinder.
Please advise! I don't have the original lock packaging but I have the diagram that came with it giving the hole dimensions required. On this I have written the lock model: Yale Titan M3000 Mark 2.
Pics of the lock:
1. They charge a fortune (about £40 I think, was £5.75 once)
2. They are not doing keys anyway due to Coronavirus.
Next best thing is to replace the cylinder with one that uses easily copyable keys. It looks like euro size, and according to a couple of Youtube videos replacing the cylinder should be fairly straightforward; undo the M5 screw on the baseplate that secures the cylinder, wiggle the old one out with the key, slide in new cylinder, secure it with the screw.
But my lock has no such screw, just two woodscrews attaching the lock to the wood. Even if I removed those, the lock itself would presumably be held in by the cylinder.
Please advise! I don't have the original lock packaging but I have the diagram that came with it giving the hole dimensions required. On this I have written the lock model: Yale Titan M3000 Mark 2.
Pics of the lock: