How To Fix I Key In My Door Lock

Key is broken off in lock using pliers try to grip and pull the key straight out.

How to fix i key in my door lock.

If it is hold the key with a heavy glove and heat it with a match or lighter and then work it gradually into the keyway. I will show you an easy way to remove the door lock and open it manually as this. How to open a door that s locked and cant be opened with the handle or knob. Push your key in as far as it will go.

Let it sit for a few minutes and then test your lock with a key to see if it worked. Turn the key so that the keyway slot is in the exact position it was in when you inserted the key. Don t be too hard because you might break the key. If the key won t go into the lock ask yourself if the weather is cold enough for the lock to be frozen.

For instructions from our contractor reviewer on how to use powdered graphite to fix a lock read on. If you can t get a grip even with needle nose pliers cut off a coping saw blade and with the teeth pointed outward insert the blade into the keyway and try to hook and drag the key out. This is the correct position for the pin tumblers to align. Repeat heating and inserting the key until the ice has melted.

Insert the key a bit more and repeat. Then insert the straw on the can into the lock and spray in a liberal amount of wd 40. Put on some gloves before you start spraying it because wd 40 can make a mess. As a last resort remove the cylinder.