Kwikset 80152-001 Pin Tumbler Plug Follower For Re-Keying Kwikset Cylinders

A plug follower is the tool that takes the place of the cylinder plug as you slide it out of the shell. It holds the top (driver) pins and springs up in the shell chambers so they don't spill out when the plug leaves the housing. Without one, pulling the plug on a Kwikset cylinder dumps the drivers and springs and turns a five minute rekey into a rebuild. The Kwikset 80152-001 is made for Kwikset pin tumbler cylinders.

It is the follower only, an installation accessory rather than a pinning kit. You still need the pin kit and the key blanks for whatever keying you are going to. If you want a boxed set with pins included, the Schlage Commercial 40-132 Retail Keying Kit and the 40-133 Home Secure Keying Kit are pinning kits we carry, though those are Schlage products and use Schlage pin sizes.

It is made for Kwikset pin tumbler cylinders. Followers are sized to the plug diameter of the cylinder they serve, so a Kwikset follower is not the tool to reach for on another manufacturer's plug. For Schlage bench work we carry Schlage's own accessories, including the 40-074 Everest Vice Jaw Upgrade Kit and the 40-104 Pin Tumbler Key Gauge.

No. The Kwikset 80152-001 is a single pin tumbler plug follower, the tool that holds the top pins and springs in the cylinder shell while the plug is removed during rekeying. The Schlage 40-132 is a retail keying kit, a pinning kit rather than a follower tool. If you are rekeying Kwikset cylinders and need to keep the driver pins captive, the 80152-001 is the tool for that job; a pinning kit supplies keying components instead.

No. The 80152-001 only handles the plug during removal and reinstallation, it does nothing for decoding. To read depths off a key you want a key gauge, such as the Schlage Commercial 40-104 Pin Tumbler Key Gauge, which is a key decoder. Pair the gauge for reading the key with the follower for the bench work.

The Schlage 40-104 pin tumbler key gauge is the key decoder for reading cut depths off a key. The Kwikset 80152-001 does a different job entirely: it is a plug follower used during the rekeying operation itself, to retain the top pins and springs when the plug comes out of a Kwikset cylinder. Locksmiths who decode and rekey typically carry both, since neither replaces the other.

It is catalogued as a commercial item, and it is the same tool a locksmith uses on a bench. Property managers rekeying units between tenants and maintenance crews handling a building's Kwikset cylinders use it the same way. The work it supports, pulling and repinning a plug, is identical whether the door is in an apartment or an office.

There is one: model 80152-001. No length, finish, or size choice to make, so ordering is just the single part number.

The Kwikset 80152-001 plug follower is a commercial-rated installation accessory for door hardware, intended for rekeying Kwikset cylinders. The Schlage side of the bench is covered by separate items: the 40-132 retail keying kit and 40-133 Home Secure keying kit for pinning components, and the 40-104 key gauge for decoding. Facilities running both cylinder brands generally stock the follower for the Kwikset cylinders and the Schlage kits for the Schlage openings.