Ford Transit Connect Key Repair (Solid Key) No New Parts

New Transit 2015- In a previous video I showed how to revive a dead key using heat, But there is a new fault with these keys,
In this video I show how to open the solid key using spanners or Circlip pliers, how to repair the broken circuit board and how to fit the case back together as good as new.

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[danielpirie]

Yes mate!! Both my keys died and was eyeing up splashing £400 odd on a new pair. This WORKED!!!! Brilliant, thank you so much!!!

[khanmoh]

Saved me £300... I'm very grateful🙏

[carlkemp]

Absolutely Brilliant, i've bought myself a soldering iron instead of buying a new key from ford at £149 (key) and then £120 to programme, all plus vat, so a snip at £322 all in, Thank you

[liquiddenti]

Top man you just saved me a fortune! Soldered a piece of wire like you said and it works a treat. Thanks 👍

[philtrailbreak]

Great tip. Thanks. I had both transit keys not working. Was thinking of changing the charge ring on the ignition, believing that you couldn’t crack the keys open. Both came open easily. The fault was dry joints on the battery connection. Both keys. So I would speculate that this is a pretty standard problem. I didn’t put a new wire in, just remade the original connection. One battery looked as if it was ok, no movement, but re-soldering the joints got it working fine when putting back together, give the top half a full rotation to give the key a strong release when pressed.😀

[gralln]

Thanks, my battery was exactly the same, flopping about, you just saved me a lot of hassle trying to unlock my van just before I went away. Ford tried to sell me a new key at £256 plus 6 week wait.

[joolsonthetools]

Brilliant video. I had the exactly the same problem and fixed it myself after watching this. Thankyou

[deviantvideos]

i cant believe they designed it with a solder on battery rather than the normal replacement battery style!
but if the legs does snap just get a new battery, its £10 and you dont need to butcher the casing in any way, i would also use a rubber sealant rather than super glue incase you need to get in to again.

[merlin]

After researching many of these vids it looks like 90% of faults are due to the tiny lugs on the battery that are too small to fit through the pcb. I resoldered mine & it works a treat now. However, my spare also didnt work due to it being left for yrs, i placed it on my phone cordless charger over night & now that works too 👍👍

[gavster]

Brilliant, thankyou.. very helpful ! - my key similar issue - sorted it.. great stuff. thankyou mate 👍

[peter_Vai]

Thanks a lot for the instructions! It worked out great for me. So I didn't have to purchase a new key. 🙂

[keithmcgrath]

Thanks so much man* i never knew it self charged, got it apart and exactly the same problem, broken tab, just cleaned off as much of the solder with the hot iron, and then used a 1mm drill bit to clean out the tab hole, little bit of wire soldered in and whalaa, works perfectly,
cheers, k
theres a pint with you name on it over ear in Ireland

[malnsar]

Awesome mate. Video was spot on exactly like you said. Iittle leg needed soldering on sorted. Nice one mate ty

[colinconway]

Great video worked a treat but what an absolute pain to do rather than just a new battery in. Cheers ford make life difficult why don't you !!!!

[staffh]

Thanks pal, sorted mine as shown, unfortunately I butchered the key casing, but got a replacement off Ebay for a tenner, if your ever in Wigan theres a pint waiting

[tonyfarman]

Followed it to a tee works like a new key thanks mate

[mattthornton]

Your a star just had the exact same problem and this worked a treat !!

[dannykaye]

Good strip down and rebuild...
Only one problem though you forgot to put the ring which goes to the keys back in

[danieljurgensen]

Eins sehr gutes Video danke.In den seltensten Fällen ist das Bord defekt, oder die Batterie . Meist wie hier zu sehn ist der Kontakt von der Batterie zur Platine
gebrochen, ist dieser noch lang genug einfach nachlöhten .Ansonsten mit einem stück Draht den Kontak ersetzen .Die Batterie kann mit einem Multimeter
geprüft werden.

[danhudson]

What is the best glue to use? Like you want it strong but also to come apart again for the next battery change without to much case damage. Great video BTW 👍