I caught a sneak-in burglar on Sunday morning and I think he is away
with a key to the front door.
I will need to change all exterior locks. The doors are Everest UPVC
(not my choice or money) with multi-point locking system. The cylinders
are 40-40 or 40-35.
After removing the handles and key plate to gain access to the cylinder
I have been unable to get the cylinder out. Looking at the euro-lock
cylinders in ironmongers I could see a catch which in the ironmongers is
easy to retract but I cant do this in the door. There is a very thin gap
between the cylinder and the metalwork of the lock which surrounds it
and ?I have tried fuse-wire, a scalpel to retract the pin so I can pull
out the cylinder.
How is it done?
Is there a special joiners/locksmiths tool for this?

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