Extract lock cylinder and c clip.
How to open a defiant door lock.
Use a sharp point to mark the centers of the two hole positions for the lock cylinder through the face of the door and the latchbolt into the edge of the door.
Test your new lock.
Be sure to let the cement dry completely before using.
Using a credit is another popular lock bypass method that can be used to unlock a door without a key.
Defiant locks share the same type of keyway with the kwikset brand which means that a defiant key will fit into a kwikset lock and vice versa.
Use a side tossing motion to drive the ram into the door at the lock mechanism.
The term credit card is loosely used to refer to all plastic resin pvca solid materials that can be wedged into a door and used to force the lock open.
How to re key a defiant lock.
Unlike the methods described above the tools necessary for this job are very easy to acquire.
If your defiant lock specifically the spin to lock deadbolt but i m guessing other defiant locks might have this same issue is working the opposite from t.
Mark the center of the holes for both the lock cylinder and latchbolt.
If all the locks on your house are kwikset locks you can still buy a defiant lock and match it to work with your current house key.
Fill the driver all or partway with cement.
Purchase your manual pile driver.
It should be a few feet long with longish handles on either side.