46RE Solenoid Kit 1996-1997, new and ready to install. Fits the 46RE. Ships fast from the USA.
This is the budget way to service the whole electronic governor on a 1996 or 1997 Dodge Ram, Dakota, Durango or Jeep Grand Cherokee with the 46RE or 47RE. If the truck is stuck in first, upshifts far too late, starts out in third, or keeps throwing governor codes, the cause is usually one of three parts: the governor pressure solenoid, the pressure sensor that reads it, or the output speed sensor that tells the computer how fast you are going. This box has all three, plus a new pan filter, a cork and rubber pan gasket and the governor housing gasket, so one pan drop covers the job. Everything is new.
On the RE transmissions the first three gears are still shifted by valves, and the force that moves those valves up as speed rises is governor pressure. From 1996 that pressure comes from a solenoid in a small governor body under the valve body, not from flyweights on the output shaft. The PCM decides how much governor pressure it wants from output shaft speed, commands the solenoid, and checks the pressure sensor to see whether it got it. ATRA's GEARS Magazine points out the solenoid will not operate without a good output speed signal, and that the PCM shuts it off above roughly 40 mph and lets the hydraulics hold the upper gears. So the speed sensor in this kit is not an extra; on these trucks it is part of the governor circuit.
Read output speed first. If the scan tool shows zero or erratic output rpm while driving, start with the speed sensor and its connector; our 46RE speed sensor guide covers resistance and signal checks. If speed reads clean, compare governor pressure desired with actual, and confirm with a gauge on the governor port. GEARS lists about 3.8 to 4.0 ohms across a healthy solenoid at 70 F. The 46RE governor pressure solenoid guide explains how to tell the sensor from the solenoid. If pressure is low only when hot, Sonnax traces that to worn governor plug bores in the valve body, which new solenoids cannot fix; see the 46RE valve body testing guide.
The listing covers 1996-1997 Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep applications with the 46RE (A518) or 47RE (A618), and the cross-reference numbers on it include 4617210 for the solenoid and 4800879 for the speed sensor. 1996 was the first electronic-governor year, so 1995-and-earlier 46RH and 47RH units with mechanical governors will not take it. Later years changed sensor parts, and a 2000-up truck uses a different sensor design. Hold your old parts next to the photo, or send us your year and VIN and we will check before it ships. Every part we carry for this unit is on the 46RE parts page.
This kit does not include the overdrive and lockup solenoid. If fourth gear or converter lockup is also missing, add the overdrive and lockup solenoid harness assembly to the same pan drop.
| Fits | 46RE 1996-1997 |
| Part type | Solenoid Kit |
| Condition | New |
| Brand | OEM |
| Reference | FOR1996 |
| Ships | From the USA |
| Warranty | 1-year |
Doing this repair right usually means replacing these at the same time. Same transmission, ships together.
A heavy-duty governor pressure solenoid, the governor pressure sensor (transducer), an output speed sensor, a transmission filter, a cork and rubber pan gasket and the governor solenoid housing gasket. All parts are new.
No. This kit covers the governor side and the output speed sensor. The overdrive and lockup solenoids are a separate assembly on the valve body with their own harness.
No. 1995 and earlier units used a mechanical governor on the output shaft. The electronic governor parts in this kit start with the 1996 model year.
Check the output speed sensor first. The PCM needs a valid output speed signal before it will command governor pressure, so a dead sensor produces the same no-upshift complaint as a failed solenoid. This kit includes the sensor.
Use ATF+4. A pan drop and filter change only drains part of the fluid, so add a few quarts, start the engine, and top up hot in Neutral until the level reads correct.
