41TE Master Rebuild Kit 1990-2003, new and ready to install. Fits the 41TE. Ships fast from the USA.
If your 1990-2003 Dodge Caravan, Plymouth Voyager or Chrysler Town & Country drops into second gear and stays there, flares between shifts, or slips pulling onto the highway, the A604/41TE transaxle under it has most likely worn out its clutches. This master kit is aimed at the first-generation and second-generation units from those years. It contains Raybestos friction clutches and new steel plates, a complete soft parts kit from Transtec with every rubber seal and gasket the rebuild calls for, a new filter and a pump bushing. Cheaper kits often skip the steels; on a high-mileage 41TE the steels are usually heat-marked and should be replaced with the frictions.
Chrysler introduced this transaxle as the A604 Ultradrive and later renamed it 41TE. It was the first fully electronic Chrysler automatic and it has no bands: five clutches do all the work. Underdrive, overdrive and reverse are the input clutches, and 2-4 and low/reverse hold the gearset. Every upshift is the controller venting one clutch while it fills the next, using a learned fill volume for each clutch. When frictions wear or seals harden, the learned volume climbs until the controller can no longer compensate. Units in this 1990-2003 range also run fixed line pressure; Sonnax notes the variable line pressure system did not arrive until 2007, so these transmissions have no extra pressure control to mask worn clutches.
Connect a scan tool that reads Chrysler clutch volume index values before you pull the transaxle. ATRA publishes normal ranges of 35-83 for low/reverse, 20-77 for 2-4, 48-150 for overdrive and 24-70 for underdrive. A clutch above its range needs more oil than it should to apply, which is what worn frictions and leaking seals cause. If the codes are electrical and the fluid looks and smells clean, the solenoid block or wiring is the better suspect; the A604 Ultradrive problems guide walks through it. A van that slips only under throttle should be checked against our 41TE slipping-under-load guide, since a worn valve body can create the same complaint.
The listing covers 1990-2003 A604/41TE transaxles. That takes in the front-drive Chrysler minivans of those years along with other four-speed automatic Chrysler, Dodge and Plymouth cars such as the Stratus, Cirrus, Breeze and Sebring sedans. Chrysler revised parts inside this family several times, so match the transaxle code on the case tag before ordering, or send your year and VIN and we will confirm fit. The first-year 1989 A604 is not part of the listing. Other parts for the unit are on our 41TE collection page.
Disassemble completely, clean every drum and the case, and inspect the parts the kit does not cover. Sonnax points out that excess clearance between the input clutch hub bushing and the stator support leaks underdrive apply oil and burns that clutch, so measure that fit before you reuse anything. Install the new pump bushing, soak the Raybestos frictions in ATF for about thirty minutes, set each pack's clearance to spec and air-check every circuit. A valve body with worn bores will undo a fresh rebuild; the 41TE valve body for 1995-2005 or the 1991 41TE valve body covers that. If the old unit set solenoid codes, add the A604/41TE solenoid block. Refill with ATF+4, check the level hot, and perform the Quick Learn with a scan tool.
| Fits | 41TE 1990-2003 |
| Part type | Master 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.
Yes. It includes Raybestos friction clutches and new steel plates, plus a full Transtec seal and gasket kit, a filter and a pump bushing.
The listing covers 1990-2003 units. Later transaxles had internal revisions and, from 2007, variable line pressure, so choose a kit listed for your year.
That is the 41TE limp-home default. It happens on electrical faults and on gear ratio errors from slipping clutches. Read the codes and clutch volume values to tell which one you have.
Yes. Soak them in transmission fluid for about thirty minutes so the lining is saturated before the first apply.
Fill with ATF+4, check the level at operating temperature, clear codes and run the Quick Learn so the controller learns the new clutch fill volumes.
