Depending on what type of lock you have you may need to pull either up or down on the pin with pliers.
Change mailbox lock usps.
Request a lock change and a set of replacement keys from the postal service.
Then look for the u shaped pin on the inside.
If you are living in an apartment.
Keys and locks including parcel boxes contact the local post office.
Once you drill through the entire lock mechanism the mailbox door should open easily.
How to replace a community mailbox lock step 1.
If privately owned or maintained by a landlord apartment complex condo association or other housing group then that management is responsible for maintaining the box including keys.
Once you have the mailbox open unscrew the nut from the lock and take off the latch.
Postal owned cluster box.
If owned by the united states postal service contact your local post office.
No key deposits are required and customers may duplicate their keys at no expense to the postal service.
Salsbury industries offers replacement locks and key blanks for commercial mail boxes.
When you dislodge the pin you can pull out the lock.
Check if your community mailbox lock needs replacement.
Attempt to open the mailbox with both your standard and.
Slide the lock bar and metal clip holding the lock mechanism against the door.