How To Rekey A Ford Door Lock Cylinder

I was going to attempt to file down a blank key to match up with the existing pins but it turns out the locks.

How to rekey a ford door lock cylinder.

Keeping constant pressure will keep the upper lock pins and their retaining springs in place when you remove the cylinder plug. The process of rekeying involves modifying the tumblers of your lock in order that your old keys won t work on the locking mechanism anymore or even in yet another situation it can change the lock to enable a single key to work inside several locks. Insert a pin or bent paper clip into the poke hole to depress the retainer then turn the cylinder slightly further counter clockwise and remove the cylinder. The car i was doing this on was my 84ford f150.

Key codes are stamped on the plug. This video shows in detail how to remove and reinstall a door panel on a 2015 ford f 250. Once the new pins are in reverse the steps to reassemble the lock. Insert the pins and reassemble the lock.

Turn the ignition counter clockwise to the accessory position using a proper tryout key. Once the panel is removed we pull the damaged lock cylinder to use. Car door lock rekeying involves replacing the lock pins found in your current lock or changing the wafer or tumbler setting so that you are able to unlock the car with a new set of keys. Insert the key for the current lock into the cylinder and turn it to separate the upper and lower lock pins.