Once all pins have been moved the lock should open.
Opening locked doors in dead space.
For dead space on the xbox 360 a gamefaqs q a question titled okay how do you unlock the locked doors lockers and bins.
Same goes for any other door in the game.
Inside is a small button that needs to be pushed to unlock the door.
Use the leg of the pick to find and push each pin up and out of the tumbler.
With your weapon in hand use a melee attack on the generator to the right of the locked door to open the way.
You simply need a straight stiff.
Node locked doors are doors that require a power node to open.
The doors will be unlocked.
But get ready to blast your first real enemy remember target the limbs you may also.
The non locking side of the door should have a small hole likely on the face of the knob.
Insert the pick above the wrench.
Dead space 2 wiki guide.
As previously noted this skill takes a lot of practice to master so have plenty of cheap practice locks on hand if you hope to get good at it.