Kwikset KWI-83335-002 Smartkey Rekey Tool with 4 Cut Keys

Only SmartKey cylinders. The tool works with SmartKey Security re-key technology, which is offered in either the Kwikset KW1 keyway or the SC1 keyway. A standard pin tumbler Kwikset cylinder without SmartKey has to be rekeyed the conventional way, by pinning it, so this tool does nothing for it.

Careful here. SmartKey cylinders are offered in an SC1 keyway version as well as the KW1 version, so if your SmartKey locks are the SC1 keyway type, this tool rekeys them and your existing SC1 cut keys will fit the keyway. It will not rekey an actual Schlage pin tumbler cylinder, though. For pinning conventional Schlage cylinders you want a pinning kit such as the Schlage 40-132 retail keying kit or the 40-133 home secure keying kit.

They are not the same kind of tool, so the choice follows the cylinder. The Kwikset 83335-002 is a SmartKey rekey tool supplied with 4 cut keys, and SmartKey rekeying works with the Kwikset KW1 or SC1 keyway options. Rekeying a Schlage pin tumbler cylinder is a pinning operation instead, and Schlage covers it with the 40-132 Retail Keying Kit, a pinning kit. If the doors are Schlage conventional cylinders, the 40-132 is the tool that matches the work; if the doors carry SmartKey cylinders, the 83335-002 is.

The Kwikset 83335-002 SmartKey rekey tool is the option that stays at the door: SmartKey Security lets the lock be re-keyed in seconds, and the tool ships with 4 cut keys, so a small group of SmartKey cylinders can be brought onto one key. The Schlage alternatives work the other way, at the pins: the 40-132 Retail Keying Kit and the 40-074 Everest Vice Jaw Upgrade Kit are both pinning kits, which means opening and repinning the cylinder. Match the tool to whichever cylinder line the units are standardized on.

Kwikset lists the 83335-002 rekey tool as a commercial item, and it's catalogued as an installation accessory. For a property manager or MRO buyer rekeying between tenants, that's the practical value: a unit turnover gets rekeyed at the door in seconds instead of pulling cylinders and sending them to a locksmith.

No. SmartKey resets inside the cylinder with the tool and a new cut key, so there are no bottom pins to measure or swap. A key decoder like the Schlage 40-104 pin tumbler key gauge, or a vice jaw upgrade kit like the Schlage 40-074, only matters if you're also servicing conventional pin tumbler cylinders on a bench. If your building is a mix of SmartKey and standard cylinders, you'll want both sets of tools.

Four cut keys come in the kit. Since SmartKey resets the cylinder to whatever key you insert, those four give you a working set for the door you rekey. If you're keying a run of units alike, plan on ordering additional cut blanks in the matching keyway, KW1 or SC1, depending on which SmartKey cylinders you have.

Yes, that's the normal use. The tool plus one cut key resets each SmartKey cylinder to that key, so you run the same key through every SmartKey lock on the property and they all answer to it. One tool covers as many locks as you have; the limit is how many cut keys of the right keyway you hold.

No, those are different jobs. The Schlage 40-104 is a key gauge whose function is key decoding, meaning it reads the cut depths on an existing pin tumbler key. The Kwikset 83335-002 SmartKey rekey tool is what resets a SmartKey cylinder to a new key, and it comes with 4 cut keys so a new key is on hand at the door. A decoder tells you what a key is cut to; it does not change what a cylinder accepts.

The 40-074 is an Everest vice jaw upgrade kit, a pinning kit that upgrades a keying bench setup for Schlage Everest work. The Kwikset 83335-002 is a hand tool for SmartKey cylinders that re-keys the lock in place and includes 4 cut keys. One equips a bench for cylinder pinning on a Schlage keyway; the other performs a SmartKey reset on a KW1 or SC1 SmartKey cylinder.

They serve the same turnover moment on different hardware. The Schlage 40-133 Home Secure Keying Kit is a part or component for keying Schlage cylinders. The Kwikset 83335-002 SmartKey rekey tool re-keys a SmartKey cylinder in seconds on KW1 or SC1 keyway options and arrives with 4 cut keys, so the new keys go out with the tool. If the door already carries a SmartKey cylinder, the 83335-002 is the direct answer; on Schlage cylinders it will not apply.

The tool is a rekeying device, not a security upgrade. The protection against advanced break-in techniques comes from the SmartKey cylinder that's already in the lock. What the tool buys you is speed: after a lost key or a tenant move-out, you reset the cylinder in seconds rather than replacing the lock.