62TE Clutch Drum 2009-2012, new and ready to install. Fits the 62TE. Ships fast from the USA.
This is a new clutch drum for 2009-2012 Chrysler 62TE six-speed transaxles, the years when the 62TE was the volume transmission in the Dodge Grand Caravan, Chrysler Town and Country, Dodge Journey and Dodge Avenger. If your van or crossover flares between first and second, has thrown P0792 and P0735 together, or you already have the compounder apart and the sealing ring grooves are visibly stepped, a worn drum is the usual reason, and it is the reason a quick reseal comes back slipping.
The 62TE is a 41TE four-speed with an underdrive compounder added at the transfer gear, which is how Chrysler got six forward ratios plus a fourth-prime ratio used on a 6-4 kickdown. The compounder has its own low clutch and direct clutch. The drum holds the clutch pack and piston, and apply oil reaches that piston through scarf-cut sealing rings that run in grooves (ring lands) machined into the drum. Those grooves are where this part wears. As the land widens, oil bypasses the rings, the clutch cannot be clamped hard enough, and the transmission computer sees a ratio it did not ask for.
The drum pictured on this listing is machined bare metal and comes with two new locking-style sealing rings. That matters because ATRA recommends the updated low clutch drum with locking rings for durability rather than reusing an original.
Rule out the cheap things first. Fluid level on a 62TE has to be checked with the correct dipstick through the capped fill tube, and any shift-quality software update that applies should be installed before blaming hard parts; Chrysler issued one for the 2011-2013 minivans. If the ratio codes stay, the compounder comes out. ATRA's 62TE update shows the low clutch ring lands at roughly 0.005 in. of clearance when normal and calls this groove wear the most common failure on the unit, so measure the side clearance of a new ring in the groove instead of judging by eye. Our Grand Caravan 62TE problems guide walks through the minivan side of this diagnosis, and the Grand Caravan shift problems guide covers the flash and adaptive steps that should come first.
This drum is listed for 2009-2012 62TE transaxles. Those years cover the RT Grand Caravan and Town and Country, the JC Journey and the JS Avenger with the 62TE, but Chrysler revised parts inside the compounder over the run of the unit, and the 62TE carries more than one drum. Hold your old drum next to the photo and compare the outside lugs, the hub and the number of ring grooves before ordering. If anything looks different, send us the year, VIN and the bar code or PK number from the transmission tag and we will match it. A first-year drum is listed separately as the 62TE clutch drum for 2007, and every other 62TE part we stock is on the 62TE collection page.
Replace the frictions, steels and seals for that pack at the same time with the 62TE overhaul kit, and if the pan showed friction debris, take a hard look at the 62TE sprag clutch on the underdrive side while the compounder is apart.
| Fits | 62TE 2009-2012 |
| Part type | Clutch Drum |
| 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.
It is listed for 2009-2012 62TE units, which includes those vehicles. The 62TE has more than one drum and parts changed during production, so compare your old drum to the photo or send us the year, VIN and transmission tag number and we will confirm before it ships.
This listing is a new drum, and the photo shows it with two locking-style sealing rings. ATRA recommends the updated low clutch drum with locking rings over reusing an original.
Not if the ring grooves are worn. New rings sitting in a widened groove leak the same way the old ones did, and the 1-2 slip returns. Measure the ring side clearance; if it is well past about 0.005 in., replace the drum.
Frictions, steels, piston seals and sealing rings for the pack, the filter, and ATF+4. Inspect the direct clutch housing snap ring groove and the split bearing while the compounder is out.
Yes. Run the 62TE quick learn so the TCM relearns clutch fill on the new parts. If engagement into Drive is still harsh, an additional relearn drive procedure is published for this unit.
