How To Drill Out A Garage Door Lock

The goal is to drill through the pin tumblers not the keyway itself.

How to drill out a garage door lock.

Shut the doorway and then leave the lock in the unlocked position if it is possible. Select a drill bit that is small enough in diameter to fit into the garage door lock through the cylinder or keyhole. Drill out the lock cylinder. The locking bar is keeping the door locked.

How to drill different cylinder locks including very poor footage of one being drilled. So the door will need to be opened and a new lock fitted to g. Your garage door lock in under a minute and open. Fixed the drill on its lowest possible setting to start next draw the trigger and drill into the cylinder placing your force in guiding the drill.

Certain locks are not going to open as easily as others even with drilling. There is no point in drilling a lock that has anti drill pins. Insert the drill bit into the cylinder where the key would normally go. Put in the drill bit into the cylinder in which the key will usually head out.

Turn the locking mechanism in the same direction as you would with a key. 4 insert the blade of a flat headed screwdriver into the lock head. Once you ve drilled through and broken the pins you may need to insert a flat screwdriver to retract the latch and open the door. Insert the bit into the drill and tighten the drill s chuck to hold the bit firmly in place.

Use a sharp drill bit that is designed for metal drilling. These type of pins are made out of hardened steel so that they are harder than the drill bit. Aim the drill into the area just above the keyway. I recently bought a house my wife thought it would be a good idea to shut the door to one of the rooms.

Here is how to drill out your garage door lock in under a minute and open your door. Keep on drilling straight over the lock till the bit breaks right through the opposite side. No special tools required just a drill and small bit. So the garage tilt a door lock has been ripped out.

Attach a 1 4 inch 6 5mm or larger drill bit to your drill and go through the lock again with the larger bit to break up the pins more and open the lock. Return the drill bit out from the lock of the garage door then let the bit to cool down.