45RFE Banner Rebuild Kit 1999-05, new and ready to install. Fits the 45RFE. Ships fast from the USA.
Early 45RFE trucks are now well past their first rebuild window. If your 1999-2005 Grand Cherokee, Durango, Dakota, Ram 1500 or Liberty is slipping, slow to engage, or shows dark fluid with a burnt smell, this banner rebuild kit is built for that first-generation unit. It is a new kit, and it is the middle option between a bare gasket and seal set and a full master kit, covering the soft parts most 45RFE overhauls actually need without paying for pieces your unit may not.
A banner kit pairs the overhaul gasket and seal set with new friction plates and a filter. In the 45RFE, every shift is a clutch handoff with no bands, so the frictions do all of the work and are usually the first thing to wear. The gaskets, lip seals and piston seals hold the apply pressure each clutch needs, and once they harden with age and heat the packs start to slip even if the lining still has some life. Renewing the frictions, the rubber and the filter together restores apply pressure and clutch grip in one pass. Steel plates are not part of a banner kit, which is the main difference from a master kit.
Scan for codes and drop the pan. A coated magnet and scorched fluid confirm worn clutches. If the fluid is clean but the truck loses reverse or flares, the valve body or solenoid pack may be the real fault and a clutch kit alone will not fix it. Our 45RFE and 545RFE problems guide lists the common early failures, and the valve body testing guide shows how to check the switch valve. For budgeting the whole job, see 45RFE rebuild cost.
This kit fits the 45RFE for model years 1999 through 2005. That range covers the original four-speed 45RFE and the first years of the five-speed 545RFE programming on the same hardware. Early units used a seven check ball valve body, a manual 2 and L range on the shifter, and the black then white solenoid connector, all of which changed in 2009. Within 1999-2005 there are still running changes, so confirm the tag on your case and compare the old filter and seals with the new ones before assembly. If you are not certain your unit is a 45RFE in this year range, send us your year and VIN first. A separate 545RFE banner rebuild kit is listed for five-speed units, and every part for this family is on our 45RFE parts page.
This kit carries a 1-year warranty and ships from the USA.
| Fits | 45RFE 1999-05 |
| Part type | Banner Rebuild Kit |
| Condition | New |
| Brand | OEM |
| Ships | From the USA |
| Warranty | 1-year |
Doing this repair right usually means replacing these at the same time. Same transmission, ships together.
A banner kit combines the overhaul gasket and seal set with new friction plates and a filter. A master kit adds steel plates and more of the hard wear items. If your steels are flat and not heat-marked, a banner kit covers what most 45RFE rebuilds need.
This listing is for 1999-2005 units. Later transmissions had running changes, including the 2009 valve body redesign, so check our 45RFE parts page for the correct kit or send us your year and VIN.
The 545RFE shares the same basic hardware as the 45RFE, but we list a separate 545RFE banner rebuild kit for five-speed units. Match the tag on your case and compare the parts you remove before assembly.
ATF+4 only. Fill in stages, check the level hot with the engine running, and reset adaptives with a scan tool afterward.
Yes, the kit carries a 1-year warranty.
