Broken Key Extraction — Ocala & Central Florida

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Broken Key Extraction you can count on

A key usually breaks for a reason: it was already worn thin, bent from being used as a pry, or the lock was binding and someone forced it. The broken half is often sitting just inside the keyway, and the most common way a simple extraction turns into a lock replacement is someone trying to dig it out with a paperclip, tweezers, or superglue. We remove the piece with purpose-made extractors, find out why it broke, and fix that too — otherwise the next key goes the same way.

• Door locks & deadbolts

  The usual case. Most broken pieces come out cleanly with a hooked or spiral extractor, without taking the lock apart. If the piece is wedged past the pins, we remove the cylinder and clear it on the bench. Either way, the lock keeps working.

• Car door locks & ignitions

  A key snapped in the ignition is a different job from a door lock: the cylinder has to be in the right position before the piece will release. We extract it, then check whether the ignition cylinder itself is worn — a worn ignition is a common reason keys snap in the first place.

• Padlocks, mailboxes & cabinets

  Small locks have tight keyways and thin keys that snap easily. We extract where it makes sense, and tell you plainly when a small, inexpensive lock is better replaced than repaired.

• A new key, and the reason it broke

  We can usually cut a replacement from the two broken halves, or decode the lock if a half is missing. If the lock was binding, we deal with the cause — a misaligned strike, a dry cylinder, or a worn lock — so the new key doesn't snap too.