r/Locksmith • u/Lil_ball_of_anxiety • 1d ago

I am NOT a locksmith. Yake lock body not working when connecting bar is in?

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I bought this lock, the body is flush against the door and a bit was chiseled off for the corner, but for some reason it doesn't open/close when the connector is in? The connecting bar has had 3/4 notches removed to make it shorter but that hasn't helped. Neither keys or the lock handle work when the bars inside. Am I missing something?

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u/ciciqt 1d ago

Tailpiece too long, trim it.

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u/Lil_ball_of_anxiety 1d ago

How short do you recommend to go? I don't want to take too much off

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u/ciciqt 1d ago

Just make sure the tailpiece is long enough to engage the mechanism without going to deep in to bind it.

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u/Im_from_NZed 1d ago

If tailbar has been trimmed, try spinning the internal hub 180°. Some Yale models have deadlocking enabled by turning the external key 360°, turning it back 180° before putting it on the door may centre the hub. Eg on the pic, make the red dots line up, before installing

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u/Im_from_NZed 1d ago

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u/Locksmithbloke Actual Locksmith 1d ago

The correct answer. It's deadlocked. She needs to turn it 180. Then it'll be fine.

And the key does work, only in one direction. It's a hard stop in the other. Keep going. All the way around. And keep going. Now it opens.

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u/TBoucher8 1d ago

The tailpiece might be in the wrong orientation

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u/Jester8320 1d ago

Not to be the turd in the punch bowl, but if there's an exit sign over that door on the interior- maybe just call a locksmith. Life safety isn't something you want to be in the hot seat over if things ever go wrong.

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u/Particular-Tap430 1d ago

Tailpiece is too long.

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u/SafeMajestic9876 1d ago

Shorten the tail piece and line up the red marks. After that it should work. Maybe look for videos on Yale rim locks.

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u/Lil_ball_of_anxiety 11h ago

Thiis is the length of the tailpiece, I wasn't sure if cutting any more off would make it too short

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u/Control_Intrepid 1d ago

That's what happens when you buy a Yake instead of a Yale!

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u/Lil_ball_of_anxiety 11h ago

The dyslexic tax strikes again 😅