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While both techniques work on this 5400D, keep in mind you may only have one option on other similar lock boxes.
If there's a lock you would like me to feature on this channel, please send it in or tell me about it and I will do my best to acquire one.
Thank you..

[@jackjones7615]

Great video 👍 I've been opening these locks a few years now and until today I've always used the old method of feeler gauge in the side of wheel and wait for the drop,NO MORE my friend, rotating the numbers and finding the notch is way faster and deadly accurate... Many thanks, Robbie from Huyton Liverpool UK...

[@AlbertLebel]

Outstanding !! I have had many people ask about these so breaking down both ways slowly was my best bet. Happy it helped out Robbie, cheers from Oklahoma my friend

[@jlk8549]

I tried other youtuber's methods but they didn't work. Your second method was so simple and easy and it worked!!! Thanks

[@AlbertLebel]

Awesome !! Thank you for checking it out. Please check out my other vids. I also made a few playlists to make finding them easier

[@luclol2012]

After trying other videos and different ways, I found yours and the second option worked like a charm for me. Many thanks from Florida!!

[@aevans-jl9ym]

Thank you, kind sir. This is the very best video on how to break into a Master lockbox. The 2nd way is so unbelievably easy as no one but you tells you to feel for the notch as you turn the number wheel. Cracked it in minutes with your method and wasted hours watching and trying the other KZbinr's methods. Many thanks again 🙏

[@charlesstratford1612]

Your video is most helpful and well demonstrated; I will also add that you performed both methods very fast

[@AlbertLebel]

Thank you very much.

[@williamhall5893]

Yup, worked like a charm. I’ve watched half a dozen videos on opening this lock without success before this one. Just needed a little more detail as you said. I was able to simply follow along with you and nailed it first try. Thank you and subscribed 👍👌

[@AlbertLebel]

Outstanding !!. Thanks William, I have seen many other vids also, they fly through it in a hurry and don't really explain much. I like the slowed down version myself. Glad to help and Thanx for the Sub.

[@cassandra6577]

Have lots of real estate, and could not remember the code on this lock box… Watched a bunch of videos, but yours did the trick! Thank you!

[@AlbertLebel]

Outstanding !! Glad it helped. I did the same thing learning how to decode them, so I decided to break it down better.

[@kenney1050]

Lordy Lord ive tried about 10 videos nothing worked.no one explainec about the dent inside the safebox yourntool will dip into as you run the shim. i only used a coke shim. I was getting all frustrated before i opened your video. But cant imagine yanking the box off the wall. Imagine the mess itd create on the wall. I was ready to order a new box but thought 2boxes one on top of the other on the same space will be such an eyesore. Until i opened your video. Whilst still watching it back i went to my box and did your suggestion turning each at each button while running the tool down felt it dip into the gait or dent you talked about. Befire you were even through with your video my heart flew out of my chest ❤VOILA got it! Im so so so happy. So proud of myself. Im 73!!! living on my OWN. With so much gratitude thanks ever so so much. God bless stay safe. Youd be proud of me too!

[@AlbertLebel]

I’m so happy you found my video and it helped you get it open. Fantastic job. These are the comments that keep me making more helpful videos. So thank YOU. I can also be reached by email if you need any help in the future. Just click on my ABOUT tab. All my contact info is there. Stay safe my friend.

[@kevinbacon5142]

Great video, my friend. My wife and I own a real estate company also, and I have actually been grateful that I knew these bypasses. It has saved several "expensive" paperweights.

[@AlbertLebel]

Excellent, so you know the deal. I have my KZbin channel sticker on my vehicle so a local person contacted me about this and asked for help. I hope this does the trick.

[@roy5603]

Thanks for the video Al! It's nice having someone slow it down and break down the basics

[@AlbertLebel]

I hope it helps. I can totally understand losing the combo when you have several in use at any time.

[@eagleready]

2nd method worked for me. I made the shim with a soda can

[@AlbertLebel]

Good job. I just hope it saves people from tossing them after the code is forgotten.

[@gitargr8]

Thanks for this, the 2nd method worked for me using a strip of aluminum can.

[@djxxxvxxk]

This was the best method, finding the little notch with the flat knife. All the other videos, even the lock picking lawyer seem to forget that tiny bit of information about the gap which you can feel. "Flat spot" just wasn't good enough. Thanks for this!

[@AlbertLebel]

Thank you very much. I seen a few others also and they were not very useful. Glad to know I cleared it up.

[@HenryBuysHomes]

The 2nd way of feeling for keyway is the best! Thank you!!

[@AlbertLebel]

Awesome !! Glad it helped. I had seen other videos but they went too fast or simply didn't help much so I decided to break it down.

[@Unfilter.nature]

This is the first time I tried to pick a lock and was successful in the first attempt using the second method. Thank a ton for this video.

[@AlbertLebel]

I am so happy it worked for you Ajit, thank you for checking it out. Please try some of my other videos as well

[@scotthayes3419]

Many years ago I had bought a Master Lock 5401D to mount a secure place on the outside of my house for a spare key. Later, I went to mount it and had forgotten the combination. I bought another and mounted it the same day. On the original 5401D, I tried guessing the number a few times, and I thought I had even tried every number once. I was unable to open the original 5401D. I saw your methods and tried the second one using a homemade knife tool and was able to open the original lock. Many Thanks, Scott from Georgia, US

[@AlbertLebel]

Comments like this are why I love sharing these helpful videos. So thank YOU. I was asked by a landlord that tossing their old ones after they forgot the combos to some of theirs how to do it.

[@shufanni6671]

Method 2 worked. Thanks a lot.

[@AlbertLebel]

Outstanding !! Glad to help.

[@fashjellybean6797]

Best video out. Finally worked I did 3 😁

[@AlbertLebel]

Thanks Jellybean, I appreciate that. Glad it worked out for you. Got an email soon after I posted this one from a guy with several rentals saying I saved him from tossing several of them in the trash.

[@-DJ234]

Great job showing the vulnerabilities of this lock box. Take care sir. Go U.S.

[@AlbertLebel]

Thanks DJ

[@bethisway]

Thank you sir. Made my day getting into that box.

[@AlbertLebel]

Glad to help David. I was informed people were tossing them after they forgot the codes so I wanted to share this.

[@bethisway]

@@AlbertLebel 😂😂 I got mine open and still felt like tossing it, slight relief of course. , "awwwesome....swear, curse, curse" hahaha

[@davidhyatt7046]

The first was rendered me no joy, with XACTO blades >all kinds of hobby craft shapes, couldn`t hook the bar. Second way was the cat`s meow! I did it that way first try. I used to rekey locks on (175) town homes I maintained with a Kwickset lock key, "Set", in the square black metal box, unavailable now maybe,. You rock dude, o bells and whistles, slow enough for a 73 year old to follow, even with the pause/stop button lol. And very understandable. Thanks.

[@AlbertLebel]

Fantastic. Glad it helped. Like most people, I used to take locks for granted and never really thought about how secure they were. I was shocked to learn how weak most of them are. So now I try to educate people in hopes they make a better choice before buying them.

[@jovial1213]

Thank you so much!!! Your explanation is PERFECT for novice like me. 🔒⏩🔓I just wanted to add that the visual at 9:25 made all the difference.

[@DJDevon3]

Awesome! I just picked my two locks using a shard of aluminum can with the 2nd method. Seller left the locks on my new house and never came back for them. Ended up cutting the first one off with a Dremel. Tried to pick the 2nd lock while on the door and couldn’t do it. After I cut off the lock and had it on a bench it took about 5 minutes to figure out the right feel for the spacer. It’s tiny! Thank you for the excellent video, saved me from having to cut open the locks.

[@AlbertLebel]

Outstanding !!, Glad it helped. Yes, that slot we feel for is small but easy once you figure it out. After a while it will be very noticeable

[@angryguy714]

Nice Video! Saved me from throwing my lockbox out :) I cut out a small tool using a coke can...used your method at 9:00 worked flawlessly...I have zero lock smith experience and it worked on the 1st time for me! Thank you

[@AlbertLebel]

Fantastic. Glad it helped. I had a viewer that was tossing them because they forget the codes. They were very grateful for this video. Please check out some of my other stuff. Spread the word. It helps.

[@dannyrudoy]

Watched several videos on this lock but this was the one that worked for me. We had this lock in my office for 6 years that nobody knew the code to. I cut up a coke can to use as the tool and was able to get the lock open in a few minutes with this method.

[@AlbertLebel]

Fantastic !! Glad it helped. There's a lot of mixed feeling regarding lock picking but this is a perfect example as to why I like making such videos. Simply to educate.

[@dannyrudoy]

@@AlbertLebel Yes! I managed to rescue a spare key from this lock to an office we only had one copy for.

[@AlbertLebel]

@@dannyrudoy Outstanding !. Please check out more of my videos and help spread the word. I sure would appreciate that

[@jorgecardona5657]

your video was the easiest to follow. it was easier to understand once you showed the rod with the flat spot

[@AlbertLebel]

Thanks so much. I appreciate you

[@Ed-ip2sg]

You are the man! Saved me several dollars!

[@AlbertLebel]

Outstanding !! Glad to help Ed. I bet many of these get tossed due to lost combo's. This was by request from a realtors husband I believe. They got tired of tossing them

[@U8uxa8SP]

Terrific information. Thanks for the video

[@DAdamTrammell]

Very well explained. Thank you.

[@AlbertLebel]

Thanks. I will be uploading another one soon showing how I use same tool on a more paracentric or “wiggly” key.

[@godbyjrotc]

I made a picking tool using the top of a cat can. Your explanation was great and I really surprised myself. Big thumbs up.

[@AlbertLebel]

Thanks Bob, happy to help. It was originally by request. I have a viewer that rents houses and told me they often have to throw them out because of forgotten codes. Their too pricey to toss

[@skeletorra1970]

This video is the one that opened mine, thanks!

[@AlbertLebel]

Fantastic 👍. Happy to help. It sure beats tossing them or trying to bust them open.

[@skeletorra1970]

@@AlbertLebel or trying to go thru every single number as I was watching TV. I tried a few other methods and scrolled thru about a thousand numbers. Had it opened in about a minute after this video. You can tell who else watched unsuccessful videos because we all were using a strip from a can. Lol.

[@Sammiecakes21]

Came across you channel and the second method really helped me. I locked my house keys in a box and forgot the code. It took a few trys and I didn't get all the numbers like you did but working with five different numbers was a lot better than going thru them all. I got it open so thanks a lot and I'm no locksmith. Also I used a piece of soda can metal and shaped it like your tool was with the curved end.

[@AlbertLebel]

Yes, pop can is ok for these but other dial combos are much tighter so that's where the right tool comes in handy. I'm so happy it worked for you. Please check out more of my videos and help spread the word. I sure would appreciate that

[@markthomas9706]

Excellent video - method 2 did the trick and produced amazed looks from family members when I opened the lock in about 10 minutes! Many thanks. Subscribed!

[@AlbertLebel]

Oustanding !! Glad to help. I know there's other videos on the subject but I wanted to slow it down a bit and try explain it better. I had issues at first also. I was originally asked about it by a realtor that had several headed for the trash.

[@kathiwheeler313]

You make it look so easy. I'm still trying.

[@AlbertLebel]

Try watch what I did a few times. Hope it helps.

[@gantry289]

Both quick and easy tips! Thanks for showing them Big Al.

[@AlbertLebel]

Thanks, hopefully it will help.

[@777AmIsis777]

Thanks so much. I used a cut down piece of an irn bru can. It worked on the third try. Been trying to find the combination to the lock for 8 years. Take care 🙂

[@AlbertLebel]

Outstanding 👌. Glad to help.

[@bradw0535]

Excellent demonstration Big Al! And you are absolutely right, purchase MULTIPLE mini-knife/decoders, destruction while learning is a guarantee. Take care buddy 👍🏻

[@AlbertLebel]

Thanks Brad, yes, they are very easy to bend and although you can flatten them their never the same

[@brianfield58]

Great video and explanation. Good advice on buying a couple of the decoder knives as they are flimsy. Take care and be well.

[@AlbertLebel]

Thanks Brian, ya, I ruined a couple of those knives but I was using them for something much different.

[@jsfulton6548]

Thank you. I used the feel method you showed gliding over the right side of each wheel, you will feel a little indentation, that will be your number, it takes a little practice then move to the next wheel. No tools needed just used a sliver cut from a soda can. Your tool needs to be very thin.

[@AlbertLebel]

Awesome !!. Glad it helped. Yes, a bit of practice is needed but the technique works.

[@dazevers]

Two fantastic decoding methods very effective. Really helpful video Albert my friend. Have a great week & stay safe. 😎👍

[@AlbertLebel]

Thanks Daz, you too

[@CoxysPicks]

Great explanation 👍 Thanks very much 👍I'll give this hook method a go on a couple of them I have that I use the blade method on. Stay safe and have a great weekend buddy 😎🤘

[@AlbertLebel]

Thanks Coxy, I don't have the experience he does, but LockPickingLawyer explains the hook method works on the newer models. I think it's nice to know both just in case.

[@zarasyed7519]

Great video

[@iyeetsecurity922]

Thanks! Now I "own" 7 houses across Florida!

[@johncatanzaro9627]

I Have Looked Myself Iut Of My Lockbox. Will Give You Heads-up On The Outcome.. JohnCat 😎

[@AlbertLebel]

Good luck. Take it slow, one of these methods will work for you.

[@DonzLockz]

Great job. They are crap but so popular with AIR BNB these days. I should pop one open and squat in someone's fancy joint. Haha

[@AlbertLebel]

Ya, and put it back so when the proper tenant comes waltzing in they get the surprise of a lifetime. 😂

[@kevin.gadgeteastman7531]

This was a great video straight and simple 🤘🏆 thank you

[@AlbertLebel]

Thank you Kevin. This one was by request. Hope it helps.

[@XseanX]

The second method works so well!mine didn’t open after i find all crack turns out I have having too many keys in there😅 so if urs didn’t open shake the lockbox and try to open again!

[@AlbertLebel]

Oh ya, so all the keys inside were causing it to get stuck shut. Glad you worked it out. Some people just throw them away. Hopefully others will see this video before doing that. These things are not cheap.

[@okwhite]

Well done, Al. Thanks.

[@AlbertLebel]

Thanks for tuning in

[@soulreper1000]

Great video I lost the combination to my lock and I'm going to try to open it tomorrow because I left it at work. I'll let you know if it worked or not.

[@AlbertLebel]

Ya keep me posted. Take it slow and follow what I do here. Thanks for checking it out.

[@johncatanzaro9627]

Wow, Very Informative..👍

[@AlbertLebel]

Thanks for checking it out. I hope you will find some of my other videos just as helpful or informative.

[@rolandorivas1688]

Thank For the video …

[@siggyretburns7523]

Great video. Unfortunaly the better the video is, the worse the lock is, as far as security goes. And this video made this lockbox basically worthless. Lol. Yeah. Theres another way still. Using the orange blade (or a 3/16 slice of venitian blind) insert on the bottom left side of each wheel one at a time to where the blade tip passes the wheel. You shouldn't have to push or pry up. Just let the blade touch the bottom of the wheel. Spin the wheel slowly until the blade drops. It might drop on two consecutive numbers (3,4 or 0,1 for example) wether you choose the high or low doesnt matter but choose the same to the other wheels. If, for example the numbers end up being 1,2 3,4, and it doesnt open spin them to 2,3,4,5. If it still doesn't open, spin them to 0,1,2,3. And keep going each wheel one notch up until it opens. 1234 or 2345 or 3456, etc. But I'll tell you something. As easy as it was to pick, I really dont think I would use it. One of the easiest locks I've ever picked. Doesnt leave a very secure feeling.

[@m.kasper7646]

Mine is a push button same brand just push button combo, the realtor gave it to me years ago and it's still locked on my compressor and I forgot the combo. I don't know if it's three numbers or 4? Is there a way to open it without destroying the lock? Please and thank you.

[@Westhelockpicker]

Listen to the man, buy a couple of them! If you have to save money first that's fine because it will cost you less in the long run

[@thecrappylockpicker4696]

That’s cool man 👍🏻

[@rmsg7504]

Nice!!

[@atulpatel5509]

You can cut the soda can and make one

[@bearsback5099]

Great job bro

[@AlbertLebel]

Thank you

[@jacobishii6121]

The axles "gate" is a flat spot in the circle

[@rasocus]

Thank you so much!! Subbed

[@bagsoflocks5757]

Really clear explanation, especially using the follower. Do you know if the LPL notched decoder would work instead of the hook? And if so does it make the first technique easier? I've actually made a notched decoder but I haven't found anything to try it out on yet.

[@AlbertLebel]

Thank you. Not sure. I suppose if it grabs the bar really good it could work. You just have to pull it tight to feel it on the wheels.

[@AxelSituation]

You don't say what you are looking for in the first method, a click or a lift?

[@AlbertLebel]

On the first method I learned from LPL what we do is lift up on a bar, pulling it against the wheels, while holding it tightly against the wheels you rotate them one at a time and feel for their gates, it will loosen up a tad.

[@RuneInternational]

most of the clones can not close without the right combo dialed in, as the bar needs to drop in the gate for the door to close. If thosse are spring loaded, it looks like there is a possible shimming attack

[@AlbertLebel]

Ya, I think this one is the same but I was able to force it as shown. It does close easier when "unlocked".

[@cbrrebates]

this method doesn't work any more. master lock must changed their design recently

[@AlbertLebel]

I can not verify that as fact but I can say this was brand new and purchased just before I did this video. Are you using a Peterson mini knife ? It has to be very thin.

[@bethisway]

This method works well.

[@AlbertLebel]

@@bethisway Yes, I even bought another one recently just to check and it worked just as well. Just takes patience

[@lockhak33]

Have you tried with a Peterson Gem in .015? I have 2 of those but no deep hook in .015.

[@AlbertLebel]

I have not but I suppose if you can grab the bar good enough it would work

[@hardcorehardy5997]

Order tool, wish me luck!!

[@AlbertLebel]

Outstanding 👌

[@metamina3021]

Can you make a video so we can break us into an ATM? Thank you in advance💰💵

[@AlbertLebel]

UHM, NO.

[@1rens123]

Your telling me that this isnt nick offerman

[@mumbles1justin]

Stainless steel zip ties from harbor is a way cheaper option than the mini knife. As you states peterson mini knifes work but don’t last. And way over priced for what you get. Save your money by zip ties. lol

[@AlbertLebel]

I use several "tools" for this type of bypass but many locks have very tight tolerances and I find the mini knife is all that fits. But yes, use what you can.

[@mumbles1justin]

@@AlbertLebel I typically have 2 or so peterson or sparrows mini’s in my kit all the time. But I have to open combo padlocks on a regular basis. But I get in a hurry and snap the mini’s off right at the handle. I got to be to pricy for me breaking one every other day. Thats when I started thinking outside the box and found that the stainless steel zip ties or almost exactly the same thickness. So now I keep a couple knives made with Stainless steel zip tie blade and plastic zip tie handles. For me the home made mini’s last around 10 to 20 openings vs 1 or 2 for the peterson. The sparrows mini knife lasts me about as long as the zip ties.

[@AlbertLebel]

@@mumbles1justin Outstanding !!. I f I may say so, I believe we were cut from the same cloth. I love to tinker and learn new things. Trial and error

[@saadghatas91]

How cracking 5118bq

[@dho1665]

You’re showing intruders to hack in someone home This happened a lot in San Francisco, especially the house that under construction They access the lockbox and clean up all equipments plus materials that contractor left in the house This is bad. Remove this video please

[@nickcraig2727]

You could half the time of this video. Ffs