47RE Valve Body 1996-1999, remanufactured and ready to install. Fits the 47RE. Ships fast from the USA.
A 1996-1999 Dodge Ram 2500 or 3500 with the 5.9L Cummins that slips between gears while towing, bangs or flares on the 2-3 shift, or has thrown a pressure or solenoid code almost always traces back to the valve body before anything else in the transmission. This is a remanufactured, bench-ready Sonnax-brand valve body built specifically for the 1996-1999 47RE and backed by a 1-year warranty, so the part going back under the truck is a known-good unit rather than a second worn-out core that brings the same complaint back in a few months.
The valve body is the hydraulic brain of the 47RE. It routes line pressure through a set of precision aluminum bores and spool valves to apply the overdrive clutch and the front and rear bands, and on 1996-1999 trucks it works together with the electronic governor pressure solenoid to vary line pressure as road speed and load change. Years of pressure cycling wear those bores, and once that happens the solenoid can no longer get the clutch packs and bands to apply at the pressure the computer is commanding, which is what drives the shift complaint.
Overdrive clutch slip under towing and front band or servo wear can produce almost the same seat-of-the-pants complaint as a worn valve body on this transmission, so it is worth ruling out cooler flow and switch-valve staging before you replace the whole unit. Our 47RE common problems and fixes guide walks through the cooler-flow test and the symptom checklist that separates a true valve body failure from a restricted cooler, a bad sensor, or worn bands.
This unit is built specifically for the 1996-1999 model years of the 47RE. The governor pressure sensor type and valve body casting were revised more than once over this transmission's production run, so a unit built for 2000 and later trucks is not a drop-in match for an earlier truck. Use our 47RE identification guide to read the casting and tag on your old unit, or match your part number and VIN before ordering. The full 47RE parts collection has the rest of what this transmission needs if you are sourcing more than this one part for the job.
Drop the pan and change the ATF+4 and filter at the same time as the valve body so debris from the failed unit is not carried into the replacement bores. Torque the valve body and pan bolts in the correct sequence, then run the adaptive relearn so the TCM relearns clutch and band apply pressure against the new unit. If your old governor pressure solenoid is the same age as the valve body you are replacing, pair this with a 47RE governor pressure solenoid now rather than waiting for it to fail separately a few months later.
| Fits | 47RE 1996-1999 |
| Part type | Valve Body |
| Condition | Remanufactured |
| Brand | Sonnax |
| Ships | From the USA |
| Warranty | 1-year |
Doing this repair right usually means replacing these at the same time. Same transmission, ships together.
Remanufactured and bench-ready, built on a Sonnax-brand core specifically for the 1996-1999 47RE, not a new-production unit.
Yes - this valve body carries a 1-year warranty.
Harsh, late or flared shifts, slipping or a missed upshift while towing, torque converter shudder at cruise, and limp mode with a stored solenoid or governor-pressure code.
No. The governor pressure sensor type and casting were revised more than once over the 47RE's run, so this unit is built specifically for 1996-1999 trucks. Confirm your build year before ordering.
ATF+4. Change the fluid and filter when you install the new valve body so old debris does not circulate into it.
Yes - run the transmission's adaptive relearn after the swap so clutch and band apply pressures are relearned against the new valve body.
