Hi I have just reset the combination (3 thumbwheels, 0-9 on each thumbwheel) on a pair of CARLTON SUITCASEs. These are the hard shell type with 2 wheels, 2 cam-action side hook/clasps and 1 cam-action top combination hook/clasp with folding handle.
TOOLS- 1 bright light(I used a pencil LED torch), 1 thumb (preferably still attached).
METHOD- have the case facing you, so you can read the CARLTON on the lock, shine the light on the righthand side of a thumbwheel, if you look closely in the half millimetre gap, you can reflect light from metal below. if you push the thumbwheel round 1 full turn, you will have noticed a slot which didn't reflect. Align all 3 slots, and read the pattern. Because this isn't the combination, but the barrels are in the right order, so keep them in this pattern, then rotate all 3 thumbwheels at once. When the slot aligns with the internal mechanism, the button will retract and the case will open. This procedure takes about 30/45 seconds. Once the case is opened you can reset the combination in 10 seconds. On the underside of the combination unit is a metal tab, slide tab to the right, reset the combination, write it down in a safe place, slide metal tab back to the left, finished. I hope these instructions are useful, and i hope your not an airport baggage handler...
There really is no way. If you put the lock on something open important, you may have to cut the lock.
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How to reset the number??
If you have forgotten the combination or lost the key to a locked suitcase, you can try contacting the manufacturer for assistance, hiring a locksmith to help you open it, or using a lock picking tool if you have the skills and tools to do so.
There is no "master combination" that can open any lock. There would be no use for the lock if that were the case.
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