I caught a sneak-in burglar on Sunday morning and I think he is away with a key to the front door. I will need to change all exterior locks. The doors are Everest UPVC (not my choice or money) with multi-point locking system. The cylinders are 40-40 or 40-35. After removing the handles and key plate to gain access to the cylinder I have been unable to get the cylinder out. Looking at the euro-lock cylinders in ironmongers I could see a catch which in the ironmongers is easy to retract but I cant do this in the door. There is a very thin gap between the cylinder and the metalwork of the lock which surrounds it and ?I have tried fuse-wire, a scalpel to retract the pin so I can pull out the cylinder. How is it done? Is there a special joiners/locksmiths tool for this?
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19 years ago