41TE Banner Rebuild Kit, new and ready to install. Fits the 41TE. Ships fast from the USA.
When a Dodge Caravan, Chrysler Town & Country, Sebring, Stratus, PT Cruiser or Avenger with the four-speed automatic starts flaring between gears, slipping on hills or locking itself in second, the 41TE is usually telling you its clutches are done. This banner kit gives you the soft parts for that rebuild in one box: an overhaul kit with gaskets, seals, O-rings and metal-clad seals, a full set of friction clutch plates, and a new oil filter. It covers four-speed A604, 40TE, 41TE and 41TES transaxles across Chrysler, Dodge, Eagle, Mitsubishi and Plymouth applications.
The 41TE is a bandless transaxle. Five clutches do all of the shifting: underdrive, overdrive and reverse apply to drive the gearset, and the 2-4 and low/reverse clutches hold members of it. Because the controller handles every shift by filling one clutch and releasing another, each friction and each piston seal matters. ATRA describes how the controller learns a clutch volume index for each clutch, and how that number rises as the clutch wears and needs more oil to apply. A banner kit replaces exactly the parts that drive that number up, frictions and rubber seals, at a lower price than a master kit that adds steels and other hard parts. The filter is included, so you are not cleaning the old one after a failure has filled it with friction material.
Read the clutch volume index values with a scan tool before pulling the transaxle. A single clutch reading high tells you which pack is worn or leaking. If the codes are electrical and the fluid is clean, look at the solenoid pack and the solenoid switch valve first; our A604 Ultradrive problems guide walks through both. A van that only slips with the throttle down should be checked for low line pressure using the 41TE slipping-under-load guide, since a worn valve body can mimic burnt clutches.
The kit is listed for four-speed A604, 40TE, 41TE and 41TES transaxles from the 1989 model year through 2014, in front-drive and all-wheel-drive applications that include the Chrysler minivans, Cirrus, Sebring, 200 and Pacifica, the Dodge Neon, Stratus, Avenger, Journey and Caravan, and the Eagle Talon and Mitsubishi Eclipse and Galant with the Chrysler automatic. Six-speed 62TE vans are not covered. Inside that range Chrysler changed many parts, and Sonnax notes that units from 2007 on can have variable line pressure, identified by an extra case connector beside the range sensor. Compare the new seals and frictions to your old ones before assembly, or send your year and VIN with the order and we will confirm. Hard parts are on the 41TE collection page.
The kit does not include steel plates or bushings. If the old steels are blued or scored, use the A604/41TE master rebuild kit instead, which adds steels. Check the input clutch hub bushing closely: Sonnax explains that excess clearance between it and the stator support leaks underdrive apply oil and burns that clutch. Soak the frictions in ATF+4, set each pack's clearance, and air-check every circuit. A unit that set solenoid codes should get a new 41TE solenoid block pack at the same time. Fill with ATF+4, check the level hot, and run the Quick Learn with a scan tool so the controller relearns the new clutch volumes.
| Fits | 41TE |
| Part type | Banner Rebuild Kit |
| Condition | New |
| Brand | OEM |
| Reference | A604 |
| Ships | From the USA |
| Warranty | 1-year |
Doing this repair right usually means replacing these at the same time. Same transmission, ships together.
Four-speed A604, 40TE, 41TE and 41TES transaxles from 1989 through 2014. It does not fit six-speed 62TE units. Send your VIN if you are not sure which unit you have.
An overhaul kit with gaskets, seals, O-rings and metal-clad seals, a set of friction clutch plates, and a transmission oil filter.
Steels are not included. Reuse them only if they are flat and free of heat marks; otherwise choose a master kit that includes new steels.
Second gear is the 41TE's limp-home mode. The controller drops into it when it sees a gear ratio error, a clutch volume out of range or an electrical fault. Read the codes and clutch volumes to find which.
Use ATF+4 only. After the rebuild, clear codes and run the Quick Learn with a scan tool so the shifts are calibrated to the new clutches.
