I was doing a job for a customer making a key for he's 90 Ford Escort. I guess he was pretty happy with the job that he asked me to open a Master Pro-Sport padlock for him. Usually, what I would suggest to any locksmith technician to do is to open it with a pinch pick and replace the lock, but in this situation, I decided to give it a closer look. The lock was a four-wheel, and was a reset-able combination lock. I thought I could decode it like other similar types of locks, but because of the construction of the lock this approach was not realistic.
What I did was pulling back on the shackle, applying pressure on the wheels and starting with the wheel farthest from the padlock's logo, and I rotated it until the pressure was relieved. Once I got on the correct number, the wheel got loose. Then I proceeded to the next wheel and did the same thing until I reached the last wheel. At first It didn't want to open, so I tested the wheel next to last wheel and it seen to be stiff. I rotated it again and the lock opened! I hardly believe that this lock can be shimmed, but it can be manipulated!
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What I did was pulling back on the shackle, applying pressure on the wheels and starting with the wheel farthest from the padlock's logo, and I rotated it until the pressure was relieved. Once I got on the correct number, the wheel got loose. Then I proceeded to the next wheel and did the same thing until I reached the last wheel. At first It didn't want to open, so I tested the wheel next to last wheel and it seen to be stiff. I rotated it again and the lock opened! I hardly believe that this lock can be shimmed, but it can be manipulated!
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