No way in hell could I solder that. I don't have the steadiest of hands. 
Legendary Problem Solved....
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From: Parker CO
Repaired both fobs for my dad's '98, and they're still working today. I inspected them under a microscope, and I could certainly see hairline cracks between the 4-pin part and the board.
Thanks!
Brett
Thanks!
Brett
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Legendary solve indeed!!!! 
I didn't even need to solder or do any work to the remote other than run the re-synch procedure.
I purchased my car with non-working remotes not knowing how easy/hard it would be to solve. I even spoke with a former mechanic who was very familiar with this issue and he said no one he knew had a solution.
As always, great info CorvetteForum!
I didn't even need to solder or do any work to the remote other than run the re-synch procedure.I purchased my car with non-working remotes not knowing how easy/hard it would be to solve. I even spoke with a former mechanic who was very familiar with this issue and he said no one he knew had a solution.
As always, great info CorvetteForum!
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From: eustis FL Saved and blessed; what else matter?
I've got steady hands, a good soldering pencil, and a double magnification headset. I re-soldered mine, and it works for about a day and then loses it's memory.
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From: Parker CO
There's probably still a broken or cold joint somewhere. I suspect that the suggested pins are the pins that are most often broken, but there may be others as well. When I did mine, I re-flowed all of the pins on the AMI chip. In addition, more leaded solder was added. These boards were probably originally made with lead-free solder, which is a tougher product to use well.
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From: eustis FL Saved and blessed; what else matter?
I re-soldered all the pins on the IC, but as per your suggestion will go back and re-solder ALL joints. I have a 2000 and for some reason it has the most expensive remotes on eBay!
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From: Motorsports Capital of the World..Indianapolis Indiana
It works
I did this today (hit all the prongs with a little solder on both chips) and it worked
I wish I would have gotten off my rear and done this last year when I got the car.
Now I have a remote, YAY
Thank you CF for this help, keep the thread going for others help too.
I wish I would have gotten off my rear and done this last year when I got the car.
Now I have a remote, YAY
Thank you CF for this help, keep the thread going for others help too.
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From: Palmdale, Ca----- 2009 Cyber Gray 4LT A6 F55 452 RWHP 422 RWTQ- RIP 1998 C5 734 RWHP & 585 RWTQ-----
Had to buy an additional FOB and now have 3 FOB's (1) was thought to be useless - Well....
I did the LEGENDARY fix and it works I just trained all 3 FOBS to the Vette and they work flawlessly
Now I have an extra '97-2000 Key FOB that works, PASSIVE feature works perfect too!!! - Hmmmm what to do with it?
If anyone is looking for an extra FOB let me know!
Thanks,Matt
I did the LEGENDARY fix and it works I just trained all 3 FOBS to the Vette and they work flawlessly
Now I have an extra '97-2000 Key FOB that works, PASSIVE feature works perfect too!!! - Hmmmm what to do with it?
If anyone is looking for an extra FOB let me know!
Thanks,Matt
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. I'm going to try and dry it out first though.
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Key Fob
Yep, I dropped mine the other day and sure enough the 4 pin Chip came right off the board. re-soldereed and programmed and I'm back in business. This fourm and all its experts are the best. I've gone onto the Lexus, ford truck and Oldsmobile forums and found them to be not as good.
Steve
Steve
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From: Parker CO
Thanks for the offer man!
Mission success was achieved. When I took it apart it was pretty wet, and the battery was a little mucked up. It's working again after a lot of cleaning with alcohol soaked q-tips. If that didn't work, I was going to toss it in drying oven.
Mission success was achieved. When I took it apart it was pretty wet, and the battery was a little mucked up. It's working again after a lot of cleaning with alcohol soaked q-tips. If that didn't work, I was going to toss it in drying oven.
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Any time an electronic device gets submerged in water, re-submerge it in alcohol. The alcohol will displace all the water and will evaporate quickly with no residue. After the alcohol dip, leave it over night fully submerged in a small paper bag of rice.
I used to work in the cell phone industry and had 98% success rate with this.
I used to work in the cell phone industry and had 98% success rate with this.
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I had an electrical engineer tell me not to turn it on or off and to leave the battery as is. I never understood the thinking behind that. I tend to agree with you on this one.
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