Once you have the mailbox open unscrew the nut from the lock and take off the latch.
Change mailbox lock usps.
How to replace a community mailbox lock step 1.
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If owned by the united states postal service contact your local post office.
Then look for the u shaped pin on the inside.
Depending on what type of lock you have you may need to pull either up or down on the pin with pliers.
Keys and locks including parcel boxes contact the local post office.
Check if your community mailbox lock needs replacement.
Once you drill through the entire lock mechanism the mailbox door should open easily.
Usps owned cluster box the postal service is responsible for providing every customer a compartment lock and three 3 keys to his or her postal owned cluster box unit cbu.
Postal owned cluster box.
If you are living in an apartment.
Slide the lock bar and metal clip holding the lock mechanism against the door.
When you dislodge the pin you can pull out the lock.
Request a lock change and a set of replacement keys from the postal service.
No key deposits are required and customers may duplicate their keys at no expense to the postal service.