545RFE Clutch Drum 1999, new and ready to install. Fits the 545RFE. Ships fast from the USA.
If your 1999-and-later Ram 1500, Dakota, Durango, Grand Cherokee, Commander or Liberty with the 45RFE or 545RFE has burned clutches, this is the friction side of the rebuild in one box. Read this first: although the listing is filed under clutch drum, the part you receive is not a drum. It is the Raybestos RGPZ-105 GPZ friction clutch pack (cross reference 72119B), and the photo shows the Raybestos plates with the RGPZ-105 label. If you need a drum or housing, this is the wrong item.
Raybestos lists 22 friction plates for this module:
GPZ is the Raybestos premium friction material, and Raybestos aims this pack at heavy-duty, commercial and high-stress use. Steels, seals and gaskets are not included; those come from an overhaul kit.
The RFE units have no bands. Every gear is two clutches applied together by the solenoid pack, so one tired pack of frictions affects more than one gear. Chrysler's own service data ties second gear to the underdrive and 2C clutches and fourth gear to the overdrive and 4C clutches: the P0732 (gear ratio error in 2nd) cause list includes a burned UD or 2C clutch, and the P0734 (4th) list includes a burned OD or 4C clutch. The overdrive clutch is the one that fails most often in these units, and Sonnax notes the thin factory steels and frictions burn when clearance is loose or the circuit drags.
A ratio code does not prove the clutches are gone. Chrysler lists low fluid, input speed sensor wiring, a worn solenoid switch valve, cut piston seals and a failed solenoid pack on the same code lists. Check fluid level and condition and pull the pan. If the pan holds clutch debris and the codes are mechanical rather than electrical, the unit is coming apart and new frictions are justified. Our 45RFE 3-4 clutch failure guide walks through the overdrive and 4C failure in detail, and the 45RFE and 545RFE problems guide covers what else causes the same complaints.
The listing covers the Chrysler 45RFE and 545RFE from 1999 on. One distributor catalog lists the same pack as 1999-2005, so count your old plates by clutch before you order; the quantities above have to match what came out of your unit. If they do not, send us the year, model and VIN and we will check it. The full range of parts for this family is on the 45RFE and 545RFE collection page.
For seals, gaskets and steels to go with this pack, pair it with the 45RFE overhaul kit for 2004-14, or step up to the 545RFE master rebuild kit if you want everything in one order.
| Fits | 545RFE 1999 |
| Part type | Clutch Drum |
| Condition | New |
| Brand | Raybestos |
| Ships | From the USA |
| Warranty | 1-year |
Doing this repair right usually means replacing these at the same time. Same transmission, ships together.
No. Despite the listing title, this is the Raybestos RGPZ-105 GPZ friction clutch pack: 22 friction plates for the 45RFE and 545RFE. It does not include a drum, housing, steels or seals.
Yes. Raybestos lists it for the Chrysler 45RFE and 545RFE from 1999 on. The two units share the same clutch layout; the 545RFE simply uses the clutches in a different combination to make its extra gear.
All of them: reverse and underdrive (6 GPZ710), overdrive (4 GPZ140), 2C (3 GPZ220), 4C (3 GPZ225) and low/reverse (6 R559230 high energy plates).
At minimum the seals and gaskets from an overhaul kit, any discolored or warped steels, and the filters. Inspect the solenoid switch valve bore and the overdrive dribbler orifice, since both are known causes of repeat overdrive clutch failure.
Use ATF+4 only. After the rebuild, run the Quick Learn with a scan tool so the computer resets its clutch volume indexes for the new clearances, then finish with normal driving.
