Gus, The problem that I see first off is the pin location. If you hold the lock so that the wording is facing you and the open side of the bail is on the right, the pin should have been pulled out to the right side of the lock. The way this lock is designed allows the user to change the combination to their own numbers simply by pushing the pin through the lock from the right to the left, removing the wheels and repositioning the wheels in a different position to change the combo.. I should note here that the pin should have a knob on the right side end and should be a round flat end on the left side.(see attached pic).Being as how the bail is open on your lock and you already have the pin coming out the opposite side,I would recommend the following.
Start by applying pulling pressure outwards on the pin(pulling it out the left side as you look at the lock body,lettering facing you). Slowly turn each wheel one at a time upwards till you feel a catch and the pin pulls out a little bit. Move to another wheel and repeat the process. If you’ll notice on my pic, there is a hole in the middle of each wheel with a notch in the hole that lines up with the corrisponding tab on the bottom of the pin. You may have to move around a bit trying different wheels as the wear on everything will cause the wheels to bind up. After the last wheel is set and the pin pulls out all the way, carefully remove each wheel and inspect it. Mine has a number on the left side of each wheel that is the combo number for that wheel.
As you go to reassemble the lock, take the first wheel noting the number and insert it with the notch pointing down and the number facing left into the far left slot. Insert the pin, knob end first into the hole on the left side of the lock. Push in the pin till it just reaches the second slot,insert the second wheeln noting the number and face the number to the left. repeat for the last two wheels. Once all the wheels are in push the pin as far as possible to where it will be protruding out the right side.
Now close the bail and push the pin back in the lock from the right (the knob on the pin should just be sticking out far enough at this point that you will have just enough to grasp with your fingers when you are trying to open the lock) Now if you wrote the wheel numbers down in their order, start with the first wheel on the left and roll it down counting the clicks till it stops (should be the same as the number on the wheel). Now procede to the next wheel and repeat checking the clicks against the number on the wheel. Repeat the procedure for the last two wheels. Now to open the lock, start with the left wheel turn it up the number for that wheel and move on to the next wheel and repeat. After you have set all four wheels, grasp the knob on the end of the pin and pull the pin outwards (aprox ¼ inch) till it stops. Lift the bail and presto the lock is open.
Let me know if you can’t figure out my directions:8): Mark
