Recent content by djgriz

RESOLVED: I returned the retaining screw back into the lock to stabilise it and took handles off. Then used a reasonably heavy metal mallet and put some cardboard up against the door to protect the plastic. The lock came off quite easily cos you don't need to strike very hard with a mallet to...

Jeez! How the hell would a locksmith get the lock out then if it can't be bent or drilled? I'm considering just smashing it to peices with a hammer in a rage o_O

Lol. I tried snapping it off with mole grips and it won't come off. I've pressed so hard hte metal has stripped from the barrel....and nothing... :-) It's quite a modern lock so they're probably much harder to break now. I don't have a drill strong enough to drill through it, so I can't think of...

Hi. yeah i tried it when screw was in place and it was still in same position as normal. Key does not move barely at all.

Hi. Yes I tried to hammer both front and back keys, no luck. :-(

That's the problem, I can't move the key at all only a few mms. So I can't line up the cam, the key is completely stuck. No key can go into the other side properly it seems because the inside key is inserted. I've tried using another key in the opp side and it won't turn at all.

Yeah, the indoor key is not in properly and the outdoor key won't go in properly even when hit with a hammer. so it's not gonna move.

thanks mate. I think I have exhausted every possibility now. Some people have mentioned a hex lock or something or a grub screw somewhere behind the plate or something. I can't see anything like that. I will wait till tmro and then snap it off.

going bonkers

Cheers. I've tried wd40, the other side lock, bumped ,wiggled everything. The key just won't move no matter how hard. it will just snap off with any more force.

Hi guys. I'm tried to get the key out of a Yale 1 star lock in UPVC Euro door (avocet system) as pictured. The key has not been insterted fully it seems but has turned and now is stuck. I've tried to just remove and replace as I've given up trying to get the key out (wiggling keys, bumping etc...