Schlage Dexter User Manual

Dexter Rekeying Manual

Rekeying is easy with Dexter by SCHLAGE!

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Since 1925, Schlage has led the industry in quality,
design and craftmanship. Dexter by Schlage builds upon
this tradition with a lockset line that features superior
security, quality and convenience. Dexter’s defining
characteristic in terms of convenience is ease of rekey­ing. All Dexter locksets feature a Schlage ‘c’ keyway
and can be keyed to the same combination as any
Schlage lockset. This book offers step-by-step instruc­tions to rekeying your Dexter lockset or deadbolt.

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ABLE OF CONTENTS

Rekeying J–Series Knobs 3

Rekeying J–Series Levers 9

Rekeying J-Series Deadbolts 15

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DEXTER Key Kits Provide

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Everything You Need

To Get The Job Done!

Key Kit J250-007 Includes everything you need to

reykey the most popular Dexter knobs, levers and
JD-Series deadbolts. This kit includes bottom pins, top
pins, pin springs, cylinder caps, retaining clips, pins,
key gauge, follower bar and cap removal tool.

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Rekeying J–Series Knobs

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STEP #1 - REMOVE THE KNOB

A

Insert the key into the cylinder
(with teeth of key facing up).

Turn the outside knob counter­clockwise until the knob catch
is visible and aligns under the
knob catch hole (as shown).

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B

Use the knob catch tool to
depress and release the knob
catch.

Apply pressure to the rose
with your thumb and forefin­ger, and pull the knob off the
spindle.

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Rekeying J–Series Knobs

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STEP #2 - REMOVE THE CYLINDER

A

Push forward on the key until
the knob sleeve disengages
from the back of the knob.
Remove the sleeve and set it
aside.

B

Remove the key from the cyl­inder and remove the cylinder
from the back of the knob.

STEP #3 - REMOVE THE CYLINDER RETAINING CLI P

A

B

Re-insert the key into the plug.
Use the end of the removal tool

to push the clip out.

Remove the clip with the hook
of the removal tool.

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Rekeying J–Series Knobs

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STEP #4 - REMOVE THE CYLINDER PLUG

A B

Turn the key clock-wise to the
3:00 position.

C

Empty the bottom pins from
the cylinder plug, and remove
the old key.

Hold the follower bar firmly
against the cylinder plug and
carefully slide it through the
cylinder body until the plug
and the front of the follower
have passed completely
through the cylinder body.

IMPORTANT: Ensure that the
follower bar remains inside the
cylinder body to prevent the
top pins from coming out of
the shell.

The cylinder body should end
up in the middle of the follower
bar. Set these items aside.

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Rekeying J–Series Knobs

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STEP #5 - LOAD NEW BOTTOM PINS

A

Use the numbers on the key
bow or the key gauge to
determine a new combination.
Insert a new key completely
into the key plug.

B

Load the new pins into the
cylinder plug with pins from
the rekeying kit that corre­spond to the new key combi­nation.

Example for key code 56234:
From the key kit insert a #5

size bottom pin into the first
hole closest to the key bow.
Load #6 bottom pin into the
second hole, and so on.

Verify that all inserted pins
are flush with the top of the
cylinder plug.

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