Replaces the worn detent lever, rooster comb and manual shaft seal on Dodge 47RE valve bodies that hang up or stick going into Park.
A Dodge Ram that will not shift out of Park, a column shifter that feels sloppy between gears, or a gear indicator that says Drive while the truck acts like it is in Neutral usually points to the manual lever assembly on the side of the valve body, not the whole transmission. This kit rebuilds that assembly on 2002-and-later 42RE, 44RE, 46RE, 47RE and 48RE units: manual lever, detent plate (the rooster comb), detent spring, manual shaft seal, washer, spacer sleeve and E-clip. It is a few-hour pan-off repair that can save a valve body or a tow.
Your shifter cable turns the manual shaft, which pokes out through the driver's side of the case. Inside, the manual lever on that shaft does three jobs at once. It moves the manual valve in the valve body to select the hydraulic range, it pushes the park rod into the park pawl when you select Park, and its detent plate gives each position a firm notch so the valve stops exactly in line with its ports. The detent spring holds the plate in that notch. When the plate's notches or the park rod hole wear oval, or a tooth breaks, the lever no longer stops where the shifter thinks it is. The manual valve ends up between ranges, and Park may not engage or release cleanly.
Chrysler treats these as service parts. The 1998 Ram service manual lists the manual lever, its washer, seal, E-clip and shaft seal, and the detent among the only valve body components replaced individually. Everything else is serviced as a complete valve body.
Rule out the easy things first: a stretched or misadjusted shift cable, a broken cable bushing at the column or the case lever, and fluid level. Disconnect the cable at the transmission and work the lever by hand. If it does not click firmly into each detent, or Park feels loose with the cable off, the problem is inside. Our 47RE valve body problems guide covers how to separate a lever and detent fault from worn valve bores, and the 47RE Ram 2500 Cummins shift problems guide covers engagement and range complaints on diesel trucks.
The listing fits 2002-and-later 42RE, 44RE, 46RE, 47RE and 48RE: 2002-2006 Ram 1500, 2002-2007 Ram 2500 and 3500, 2002-2003 Dakota and Ram Van, and 2002-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The overall lever length is 5.9 inches. Earlier valve bodies were built differently (the 1998 factory manual shows a detent ball and spring), so if your truck is a 2001 or older, or the valve body has been swapped, lay the old lever next to these pieces before you commit. Send us your year and VIN if you want us to check. See all 47RE parts.
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Doing this repair right usually means replacing these at the same time. Same transmission, ships together.
It will if the cause is a worn detent plate, a worn park rod hole in the lever or a broken comb tooth. Check the shift cable and its bushings first. If the lever is loose or skips detents with the cable disconnected, this kit is the repair.
The listing is for 2002 and later units. Earlier valve bodies used a different detent setup, so compare your old parts against the photos or send us your VIN before ordering.
In the factory procedure, yes. The lever sits on the valve body and the park rod has to be pulled from the pawl sprag, so plan on pan, filter and valve body removal.
A new filter and pan gasket, and the manual shaft seal, which comes in this kit. If shifts were also slipping or harsh, check the valve body condition before you button it up.
ATF+4. Check the level hot in Neutral after the repair.
