Timeline for Can these locks be rekeyed to the same key?
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| Mar 27, 2014 at 20:52 | vote | accept | John | ||
| Mar 27, 2014 at 19:59 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackDIY/status/449274508059623424 | ||
| Mar 27, 2014 at 19:56 | answer | added | Jack | timeline score: 3 | |
| Mar 27, 2014 at 15:39 | comment | added | John | Great. @Jack, if you want to move your thoughts to an answer, I can mark it as accepted. | |
| Mar 27, 2014 at 15:27 | comment | added | bib | @Jack Why not make this an answer? | |
| Mar 27, 2014 at 11:50 | comment | added | Jack | I forgot to add, just the Norwalk tumbler needs to be swapped out, not all three. But the locksmith will need to know the key that it will be change too as well otherwise he may give you a 7 pin Schlage tumbler | |
| Mar 27, 2014 at 11:48 | comment | added | Jack | @Bryce, that should not be a problem. @ John, just clarify, with that last bit of info, there is no way to key the Norwalk alike with the Schlage using the existing tumbler, it must be replaced with a Schlage or even Baldwin tumbler, which has a Schlage keyway. Yes you can still do it yourself but you must remove the tumbler, take it to the locksmith and have it matched up. This will only save you a house call charge. The screws to remove the lock are hidden behind the latch plate most of the time. Sometimes there are visible holes through the latch plate to access the set screws for the lock | |
| Mar 27, 2014 at 6:27 | comment | added | Bryce | The true question is: can I purchase new lock cylinders that match, for the given three locks? | |
| Mar 27, 2014 at 5:49 | comment | added | John | The Norwalk key is 2-3mm longer than the schlage, but the schlage does not go in because the groves along the sides of the key are different. Both appear to be 5 pin keys. | |
| Mar 27, 2014 at 3:36 | comment | added | Jack | Will the Schlage key fit in the Norwalk? If so the next question is it a 5 pin or 7 pin? In otherwords are both keys the same length? The shank length of the keys, Norwalk and Schlage. If this criteria is met the answer is yes. You can also swap out the Norwalk tumbler only to a Schlage, no need to change the whole lock. Tumbler length and style of the tang on the back of the tumbler are important here when you do a swap out. | |
| Mar 27, 2014 at 1:41 | comment | added | John | I edited my question to clarify. Thanks for your comment. | |
| Mar 27, 2014 at 1:40 | history | edited | John | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 27, 2014 at 1:29 | comment | added | iLikeDirt | Are you asking whether it's possible, or whether you can do it yourself? Because the answer to the former question is pretty clear: "Yes; call a locksmith." :) | |
| Mar 27, 2014 at 1:23 | history | edited | John | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 27, 2014 at 1:09 | history | asked | John | CC BY-SA 3.0 |