44RE Master Rebuild Kit, new and ready to install. Fits the 44RE. Ships fast from the USA.
If you are rebuilding the four-speed automatic out of a Jeep Cherokee, Grand Cherokee or Wrangler with the inline six, or a V6 Dodge Dakota, the box under it is most likely Chrysler's small-case A500, tagged 40RH, 42RH, 42RE or 44RE. This new master kit is a budget way to put every clutch and seal back in at once. It is three kits in one set: an overhaul kit with the pan gasket, case and pump gaskets, front and rear seals, piston seals, O-rings and sealing rings; a friction kit; and a steel plate kit. It ships from the USA.
The A500 builds first through third with a front clutch, rear clutch, kickdown and low-reverse bands and an overrunning clutch, then gets fourth from an overdrive unit with its own direct clutch and overdrive clutch. A stock 42RE stacks 4 front, 4 rear, 3 overdrive and 6 direct clutch discs according to the factory manual. This kit carries more frictions and steels than one transmission uses, because the same set covers several A500 versions, so you pick the plates that match your old ones by diameter, thickness and spline. The rubber and paper side resets every seal that holds apply pressure, which is often what lets clutches slip in the first place.
A rebuild kit is the right purchase only when clutches are worn. Start with fluid level, a band adjustment and a scan for governor or overdrive solenoid codes; an electrical fault can feel exactly like a slip. Our RE-series slipping guide lays out the order to test, and the rebuild wear points guide covers the hard parts to inspect once it is apart.
The listing covers the A500 family (40RH, 42RH, 42RE, 44RE) and names the Dodge Dakota and Durango and 1994-2004 Grand Cherokee. Be careful with that last one: the 4.0L Grand Cherokee used the small-case A500, but the 4.7L V8 used a different transmission and is not covered, and some V8 Jeeps and Dakotas used the large-case 46RE. Check the tag on the driver side of the case and match your pan gasket and old clutch plates to the photo, or send us your year and VIN. If you want a kit sized for one year range, see the 1997-99 master kit. Everything for this unit is on the 42RE/44RE parts page.
Worn drums will destroy new plates, so replace a scored 44RE clutch drum rather than reuse it, and if shift quality was part of the failure, add a 44RE shift kit during reassembly.
| Fits | 44RE |
| Part type | Master Rebuild Kit |
| Condition | New |
| Brand | OEM |
| Reference | A500 |
| Ships | From the USA |
| Warranty | 1-year |
Doing this repair right usually means replacing these at the same time. Same transmission, ships together.
No. The 4.7L V8 used a different transmission. This kit is for the small-case A500 (40RH, 42RH, 42RE, 44RE) used mainly behind the 4.0L six and V6 engines.
The set covers several A500 versions, so it carries more plates than one unit uses. Match each pack to your original plates and keep the extras.
The kit is listed as overhaul, friction and steel kits. A filter, bands and bushings are not shown, so order a filter separately.
ATF+4, which superseded the older Chrysler ATF types for these transmissions.
Read the tag on the driver side of the case and compare the pan gasket shape. You can also send us your year and VIN.
