48RE Solenoid Kit 1998-1999, new and ready to install. Fits the 48RE. Ships fast from the USA.
This is a solenoid service and upgrade kit for 1998-1999 Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep rear-wheel-drive RE automatics. It is listed for the 42RE, 44RE, 46RE, 47RE and 48RE family, also known by the older A500 and A518 names. If your 1998 or 1999 Ram, Dakota, Durango or Jeep is upshifting late or early, flaring, stuck in a gear, or showing governor pressure or overdrive solenoid codes, this kit replaces the electrical shift controls in one go. One point on naming: the 48RE did not arrive until the 2003 Ram heavy-duty trucks. A 1998-1999 Ram 2500 or 3500 with the Cummins or V10 runs the 47RE, and the 1500 V8 runs the 46RE. The parts in this kit are the late-1990s RE design, so match it to the transmission you actually have.
From 1996 on, these units dropped the old mechanical governor. Chrysler's 1998 Ram service manual describes the electronic system: a duty-cycle governor pressure solenoid sits in a governor body bolted under the valve body transfer plate and turns line pressure into governor pressure. A governor pressure sensor reads that output and reports back to the computer so it can correct it. One amp to the solenoid gives zero governor pressure and zero amps gives the maximum, so a weak or sticking solenoid moves every 1-2 and 2-3 shift point. Fourth gear and converter lockup are separate. The overdrive and converter clutch solenoids on the valve body handle those, fed through the internal harness and case connector.
The kit pictured includes a governor pressure solenoid, a pressure sensor, the overdrive and converter clutch solenoid assembly with its harness, a filter, pan gaskets and small valve body hardware. Compare each piece with what you remove before installing.
Several of these codes can also point to the transmission control relay, a damaged case connector or low line pressure, so test before you replace parts. Read governor pressure on a scan tool, compare it with a gauge on the governor port, and check solenoid and sensor wiring at the connector. Our governor pressure solenoid guide covers gauge testing, and the overdrive and TCC solenoid testing guide covers the fourth-gear and lockup side.
The kit is listed for 1998-1999 RE-family transmissions. In heavy-duty Rams of those years that is the 47RE; see the 47RE parts collection. For a true 2003-and-later 48RE, shop the 48RE collection instead, because the 48RE changed the converter clutch feed and valve body. Pans and filters also differ between the 42/44RE and 46/47RE cases, so compare the filter and gasket with your old ones. Unsure what you have? Send us the year and VIN, or read the transmission ID tag on the case before ordering. Earlier trucks should look at the 1996-1999 RE solenoid kit.
| Fits | 48RE 1998-1999 |
| Part type | Solenoid 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.
The kit is listed for the whole RE family from 42RE through 48RE, but 1998-1999 trucks do not have a 48RE. Heavy-duty Rams of those years use the 47RE, and 1500 V8 trucks use the 46RE. The kit is built for that late-1990s RE design.
The pictured kit includes a governor pressure solenoid, a governor pressure sensor and the overdrive and converter clutch solenoid assembly with its harness, plus a filter, pan gaskets and small hardware. Compare each piece with your old parts before installing.
Governor sensor codes P1762, P1763 and P1764, and overdrive or lockup codes such as P0740, P0743, P0753, P0783 and P1740, once wiring, the transmission control relay and the case connector have been checked.
ATF+4, which replaces the original ATF+3 specification for these units. Check the level hot, around 180F, with the engine idling and the shifter in Neutral on level ground.
Yes. The service manual calls for the line pressure and throttle pressure adjustments after the valve body is reinstalled, then a road test to confirm shift timing.
