How to disassemble a gatehouse doorknob to get to the cylinder for rekeying

Hey JS,

Just today I had this issue was able to get around it. Gatehouse locks are exceptionally cheap and have poor manufacturing standards. As a result, the knob is VERY tight. So, turn the knob to reveal the depressor tab, apply pressure on the depressor with something pointy, and pull the knob off with A LOT of force. That's the trick, it takes a really hard continuous pull to remove the knob from the lock body due to it being manufactured so poorly. It's probably best to do this in a vise or with the knob assembled on the door so you can really give it a good pull.

Also, when putting the knob back on, you will again need a great deal of force to push it all the way onto the lock body.

Cheers.

Thanks for that tip...

I bought the Gatehouse because it was “Stainless”, and had a KW1 keyway. When I went to rekey the lock set I was baffled. In 40 years, I haven’t seen such junk.

Deadbolt... strait forward except the tailpiece isn’t removable. I wound up repurposing a fine line sharpee pen to slide the cylinder out...the hollow center fit over the tailpiece.

Handset... As was said...if you look for the hole on the keyed handset...twist to align with the depressor...I pressed in with a tiny hey key...and the knob with cylinder slid right off. Now to get to the cylinder...look for a chrome ring that is pressed down around the shaft of the knobset. There is a place to get a small flat blades screwdriver under the ring and you can pry it up. Take a pass around the ring...once you can get fingers on it, you can slide it off. With that ring removed, the cylinder can be aligned with the slot and removed. Now you can rekey it.

Frustrating little set...but nice to have it done.