62TE Transmission Master Rebuild Kit for Dodge Grand Caravan

If you are searching by part number, this is the 62TE master rebuild kit that lines up with B077820C, B077880C and W077881C, the overhaul numbers most rebuilders already have on their order sheet for Chrysler's six-speed transaxle. It is meant for the Grand Caravan, Journey, Avenger, Sebring, Chrysler 200, Routan or ProMaster 1500 that slips in the upper gears, bangs on the 2-3 or 3-4, or has cooked its underdrive or low/reverse clutch after running low on fluid. Shipping weight is about 9.5 lb.

What the master rebuild kit does in a 62TE

The 62TE runs five clutches on its main centerline (underdrive, overdrive, reverse, 2/4 and low/reverse) plus a compounder on the transfer shaft with its own low clutch, direct clutch and one-way clutch. Gears are made by applying combinations of those packs, and every shift is a timed handoff from one clutch to another. First gear is a 4.127 ratio and sixth is 0.689, and the unit also has a 4th prime ratio that only appears on a 6-4 kickdown. When the frictions glaze or a piston seal leaks, the handoff runs long or overlaps, and that is the flare or bind the driver feels. A master kit renews the clutch faces and the sealing on every circuit in one teardown, so the adaptive tables start from a clean, even baseline instead of compensating for one worn pack.

Symptoms that send a 62TE to the bench

• Slipping or a rising engine speed in 4th, 5th and 6th under load
• Harsh or late 2-3 and 3-4 upshifts that did not improve after a software update
• Delay or no engagement into Drive when cold, which TransGo traces to a worn underdrive piston bore cutting its seal
• Limp mode on a 4-3 coast-down between about 28 and 19 mph after a long highway run
• Gear ratio codes P0732 or P0735, often from compounder ring and drum wear
• Burnt ATF+4 with friction material in the pan and filter

How to confirm before buying

A 62TE can act like it needs a rebuild when it does not. A stumble or stall at a stop is very often a failed TCC solenoid, and P0740 or P2764 with jerking or slipping should start with the TCC solenoid; if that checks good, FCA points to the torque converter. Scan for codes, check the level hot with the service dipstick, and pull the pan. Our 62TE common problems guide and the Grand Caravan shift problems guide walk through separating electrical faults from worn clutches. Clutch material in the pan plus slipping with correct fluid means it is time for this kit.

Fitment

Listed fitment: 2008-2017 Dodge Grand Caravan (3.3L, 3.8L, 4.0L, 3.6L), 2009-2017 Dodge Journey 3.6L, 2008-2014 Dodge Avenger, 2007-2010 Chrysler Sebring 3.5L, 2007-2008 Chrysler Pacifica 4.0L, 2012-2014 Chrysler 200, 2009-2014 VW Routan and 2014-2015 Ram ProMaster 1500 3.6L. The 62TE changed during production (low clutch housing design, accumulator piston material, and some small-engine units with fewer overdrive and reverse plates), so compare your transmission tag with the cross-reference numbers above, or send us the year and VIN and we will check it. Four-speed 40TE and 41TE units are not covered. Hard parts and electrical pieces are on the 62TE parts page.

Install notes

• Inspect the compounder low clutch housing ring grooves. Early housings with rotating rings wear their grooves; later housings are notched for non-rotating rings. A replacement 62TE clutch drum is cheap insurance if the lands are worn.
• Air check the direct and low clutch circuits at 20-25 psi with a little ATF in each before the unit goes back together. If a circuit will not hold, find out why first.
• Install every seal and gasket in the kit as a set and soak new frictions in ATF+4.
• On a ProMaster, the transmission bracket to case fasteners are one-time use and must be replaced if removed. On any 62TE, confirm the engine-to-transmission dowel pins are in the block before bolting the case up.
• Refill with ATF+4 only, clear codes, reset the VLP line pressure counter and run the quick learn with a scan tool. An aging solenoid pack is worth replacing now with a 62TE solenoid kit.

Is this the same as B077880C?

It cross-references to B077880C, the B077820C overhaul kit and W077881C. Match your transmission and model year against the listed fitment before ordering.

Does it fit the 2014-2015 Ram ProMaster 1500?

Yes, the 3.6L 62TE ProMaster 1500 for 2014-2015 is in the listed fitment. Plan on new transmission bracket fasteners if you unbolt the bracket from the case, because those are one-time use.

My Grand Caravan stalls or shudders coming to a stop. Do I need this kit?

Not necessarily. That symptom is commonly a failed TCC solenoid, which can be replaced without a rebuild. Buy the master kit when the unit slips with correct fluid or the pan shows clutch material.

What fluid goes in after the rebuild?

ATF+4 only, with no additives. Check the level hot through the capped fill tube using the service dipstick.

What needs to be done with a scan tool after installation?

Clear codes, reset the VLP line pressure counter on units that have it, and run the quick learn so the TCM relearns clutch fill on the new frictions.

• 62TE Common Problems and Fixes
• 62TE Grand Caravan Shift Problems: Diagnosis and Fix
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• 62TE Avenger Common Problems and Fixes