How do I disassemble a Kwikset key-in-knob entry set?
0) Open the door. (If you can’t, call a locksmith!) 1) Dismount outer knob from door (the screws are on the indoor side.) 2) Depress spring retainer and remove spindle. 3) Reach in through spindle opening and gently release spring. retainers by pushing towards center. This can be done — VERY awkwardly — with a pair of narrow screwdrivers. Or you can get a Kwikset Removal Tool (inexpensive), which is just a short piece of sheet steel of the correct width with a “U” chomped into the end. The points of the U engage the tips of the retainers and move them automagically. (see drawing and measurements below) 4) Cylinder will pop out of knob. Rekey normally. 5) When done, snap everything back together and reinstall. Kwikset cylinder removal tool – cut from a piece of metal _____________________________________ \ | /____________________________________| Sheet-metal stock thickness: approx 1/16th inch. Width (top to bottom in illustration): approx 7/16ths inch Length (left to right in illustr
