First insert the tension wrench into the bottom part of the lock and rotate it in the direction you would turn the key to unlock it to place tension on the lock.
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Picking a locked privacy doorknob 1.
Slide the card.
Maintain this tension throughout.
Good locks use mushroom pins or pick shields to prohibit thieves from using picking tools to pry the lock and enter your home.
When shopping for types of door locks and handles also consider the lock s grade and ease of installation.
You may need to wiggle the card back and forth a few times to get the latch open.
To pick a lock you are going to need two tools.
A spring bolt lock is a spring loaded lock with an angled edge.
This method will almost surely bend your card and could risk breaking it.
Tilt the card toward the doorknob to help it slide in along the latch then bend the card back the other way to push the latch back.
You need to find a long thin object that is small enough to fit into.
Identify the type of lock you are dealing with.
Put the tension wrench in the doorknob s keyhole and press it against the side where the bottom of the key would go.
Turn the tension wrench to find out whether you need to rotate it clockwise or counterclockwise.
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Choose a card you can replace.
Most privacy door knobs also known as bed and bath door knobs.
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Make sure you have a spring bolt lock.
A pick duh and a tension wrench.
Slide the card into the space between the door and the door frame where the lock is.
Insert the card between the door and the frame.
Insert the pick above the tension wrench and feel for the pins.
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The pick allows us to lift the pins to the shear line just like the key does.
Find a suitable object for picking the lock.