41TE Input Drum, used and ready to install. Fits the 41TE. Ships fast from the USA.
This is the bare input clutch retainer for the Chrysler A604 four-speed, the transaxle later renamed 41TE, and its A606 (42LE) cousin. It is a used OEM drum, cleaned and inspected, in the early configuration without the bevel, the style used from 1990 to 1996. Buyers usually land here with a Caravan, Voyager or Town and Country, or one of the Dynasty, Spirit, Acclaim, New Yorker or LeBaron sedans, that slipped badly enough to scorch the drum, crack it or wear its splines, so the friction pack alone will not fix it. If your rebuild is held up because the old housing is not reusable, this is the part you need.
The A604 has five clutches and no bands. The input clutch retainer is the housing for three of them: underdrive, overdrive and reverse. It is splined to the input shaft, so it spins at turbine speed and carries engine torque into the gearset through whichever of those clutches the controller applies. Underdrive drives first, second and third, overdrive drives third and fourth, and reverse is used only in reverse. The retainer contains the piston bores, the sealing ring lands for the oil feeds, and the splines the steel plates ride in. A crack, a scored bore or worn splines here leak apply oil or let plates hang up, and no new friction kit can make up for that.
On the vehicle, a scan tool that reads clutch volume index values tells you which clutch is taking too much oil to apply; ATRA defines the CVI and explains why worn or leaking clutches push it up. Our A604 Ultradrive limp mode and CVI guide covers how to read them. Once the unit is apart, inspect the retainer itself: look for cracks around the piston bores and the outer lip, check the plate splines for notching, and air-check each piston. Also measure the input clutch hub bushing, because a worn one leaks underdrive oil and is covered in our 41TE slipping-under-load guide.
This retainer is the no-bevel design for 1990-96 A604/41TE and A606 units. The listing names the Plymouth Voyager and Grand Voyager, Chrysler Town and Country, Dodge Caravan, Dodge Dynasty and Spirit, Plymouth Acclaim, Chrysler New Yorker, Fifth Avenue, Imperial and LeBaron, Dodge Shadow and Daytona, Plymouth Sundance, the 1995-96 Chrysler Cirrus and Dodge Stratus, and the 1996 Plymouth Breeze. The reference part number is 5016198AA. The bevel is the trap: later retainers changed shape, so compare your old drum's outer edge and casting number before ordering, or send the year and VIN or the transmission tag and we will check it. The sale is the retainer only, as pictured with its shaft, so plan on new frictions and seals. Browse the rest of the family on our 41TE collection page.
| Fits | 41TE |
| Part type | Input Drum |
| Condition | Used |
| 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.
No. It is the used OEM input clutch retainer only, as pictured with the shaft. You install your own frictions, steels and seals, which is why it pairs well with a master rebuild kit.
The early 1990-96 retainers have no bevel on the drum edge; later versions changed that shape. Match the edge and casting number on your old drum, because the two styles are not treated as the same part.
The no-bevel retainer is listed for 1990-96 A604/41TE minivans including the Caravan. Compare it with your old drum or send your VIN or transmission tag and we will confirm it.
Underdrive, overdrive and reverse. The 2-4 and low/reverse clutches sit in the case and are not part of this drum.
ATF+4, which Chrysler specifies in place of the older ATF+3 for these transaxles. Install a new filter at the same time.
