Remote Keyless Entry Fob batter replacement question

How does one go about getting the new battery into these things?
I got the door open, and the old battery out, but for the life of me
I can't get the new battery back in. It almost seems like the opening
is too small.
H E L P P L E A S E !!!!!

On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 15:51:26 -0700, QX > wrote:

>How does one go about getting the new battery into these things?
>I got the door open, and the old battery out, but for the life of me
>I can't get the new battery back in. It almost seems like the opening
>is too small.
>H E L P P L E A S E !!!!!

Subject line should read BATTERY

what do you mean by "cant get the new battery back in" ?

it wont fit between the metal connectors? it wont lie flat in the housing?
you can get the housing to snap back together?



"QX" > wrote in message
...
> How does one go about getting the new battery into these things?
> I got the door open, and the old battery out, but for the life of me
> I can't get the new battery back in. It almost seems like the opening
> is too small.
> H E L P P L E A S E !!!!!

QX wrote:

> >H E L P P L E A S E !!!!!
>
> Subject line should read BATTERY

No, you moron.

The subject line should tell us what year and what car you have so that
we know what god-damn fob you are talking about.

On Sun, 1 Apr 2012 08:35:23 -0400, "Rob" > wrote:

>what do you mean by "cant get the new battery back in" ?
>
>it wont fit between the metal connectors? it wont lie flat in the housing?
>you can get the housing to snap back together?
>
>
>
>"QX" > wrote in message
.. .
>> How does one go about getting the new battery into these things?
>> I got the door open, and the old battery out, but for the life of me
>> I can't get the new battery back in. It almost seems like the opening
>> is too small.
>> H E L P P L E A S E !!!!!
>


The fob is from an '08 Caravan.

Popped the old battery out by prying with a mini screwdriver and
pulling with micro needle nose pliers.

The new battery won't go all the way back into the opening. It is
lying at an angle. No amount of reasonable pressure will get it to
slide into the opening. The owner's manual just says to remove and
replace. It does not want to go back into the opening and lay flat
like it should. I am hesitant to force it in, as I don't want to break
the connectors or PCB and end up buying a new one. $$$.

On Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:11:58 -0700, QX wrote:

> On Sun, 1 Apr 2012 08:35:23 -0400, "Rob" > wrote:
>
>>what do you mean by "cant get the new battery back in" ?
>>
>>it wont fit between the metal connectors? it wont lie flat in the
>>housing? you can get the housing to snap back together?
>>
>>
>>
>>"QX" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> How does one go about getting the new battery into these things? I got
>>> the door open, and the old battery out, but for the life of me I can't
>>> get the new battery back in. It almost seems like the opening is too
>>> small.
>>> H E L P P L E A S E !!!!!
>>
>>
>
> The fob is from an '08 Caravan.
>
> Popped the old battery out by prying with a mini screwdriver and
> pulling with micro needle nose pliers.
>
> The new battery won't go all the way back into the opening. It is lying
> at an angle. No amount of reasonable pressure will get it to slide into
> the opening. The owner's manual just says to remove and replace. It
> does not want to go back into the opening and lay flat like it should. I
> am hesitant to force it in, as I don't want to break the connectors or
> PCB and end up buying a new one. $$$.

Is it the same size battery? Does the old battery go back in?

On 3 Apr 2012 16:41:48 GMT, General Schvantzkoph
> wrote:

>On Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:11:58 -0700, QX wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 1 Apr 2012 08:35:23 -0400, "Rob" > wrote:
>>
>>>what do you mean by "cant get the new battery back in" ?
>>>
>>>it wont fit between the metal connectors? it wont lie flat in the
>>>housing? you can get the housing to snap back together?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"QX" > wrote in message
...
>>>> How does one go about getting the new battery into these things? I got
>>>> the door open, and the old battery out, but for the life of me I can't
>>>> get the new battery back in. It almost seems like the opening is too
>>>> small.
>>>> H E L P P L E A S E !!!!!
>>>
>>>
>>
>> The fob is from an '08 Caravan.
>>
>> Popped the old battery out by prying with a mini screwdriver and
>> pulling with micro needle nose pliers.
>>
>> The new battery won't go all the way back into the opening. It is lying
>> at an angle. No amount of reasonable pressure will get it to slide into
>> the opening. The owner's manual just says to remove and replace. It
>> does not want to go back into the opening and lay flat like it should. I
>> am hesitant to force it in, as I don't want to break the connectors or
>> PCB and end up buying a new one. $$$.
>
>Is it the same size battery? Does the old battery go back in?

Correct battery, same as the original. Same problem with trying to
replace the old battery.
I am thinking that there is a trick to getting it to seat properly.
Perhaps twisting it some way, or something.

Ask a dealer?

DAS

To reply directly replace 'nospam' with 'schmetterling'
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"QX" > wrote in message
...
[...]

> Correct battery, same as the original. Same problem with trying to
> replace the old battery.
> I am thinking that there is a trick to getting it to seat properly.
> Perhaps twisting it some way, or something.
>

On Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:57:39 -0700, QX > wrote:

>On 3 Apr 2012 16:41:48 GMT, General Schvantzkoph
> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:11:58 -0700, QX wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 1 Apr 2012 08:35:23 -0400, "Rob" > wrote:
>>>
>>>>what do you mean by "cant get the new battery back in" ?
>>>>
>>>>it wont fit between the metal connectors? it wont lie flat in the
>>>>housing? you can get the housing to snap back together?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"QX" > wrote in message
m...
>>>>> How does one go about getting the new battery into these things? I got
>>>>> the door open, and the old battery out, but for the life of me I can't
>>>>> get the new battery back in. It almost seems like the opening is too
>>>>> small.
>>>>> H E L P P L E A S E !!!!!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> The fob is from an '08 Caravan.
>>>
>>> Popped the old battery out by prying with a mini screwdriver and
>>> pulling with micro needle nose pliers.
>>>
>>> The new battery won't go all the way back into the opening. It is lying
>>> at an angle. No amount of reasonable pressure will get it to slide into
>>> the opening. The owner's manual just says to remove and replace. It
>>> does not want to go back into the opening and lay flat like it should. I
>>> am hesitant to force it in, as I don't want to break the connectors or
>>> PCB and end up buying a new one. $$$.
>>
>>Is it the same size battery? Does the old battery go back in?
>
>Correct battery, same as the original. Same problem with trying to
>replace the old battery.
>I am thinking that there is a trick to getting it to seat properly.
>Perhaps twisting it some way, or something.

Get a magnifying glass and see if there is a raised finger that the
new battery is getting caught on. Are you sure you are trying to put
the battery in right side up, whichever way that is? IOW, did you pay
attention to which way the "button" on the old battery was aimed
before you took it out?