62TE master rebuild kit with 35 frictions, 20 steels, piston pack, seals and filter for 2007-2017 Dodge Grand Caravan, Journey and Town and Country.
A 62TE that flares into 2nd and 4th, bangs on downshifts or sets gear ratio codes and goes to limp mode has usually burned more than one clutch, and the leaking pistons that caused it will burn the next set too. This master rebuild kit, reference 68018555AA, is the complete-stack option: the overhaul gasket and seal kit, 35 friction plates, 20 steel plates, a piston pack and a new filter. It is listed for 2007-2017 62TE applications including the Dodge Grand Caravan and Journey and the Chrysler Town and Country.
A burned 2/4 clutch is the usual suspect when the transaxle flares into 2nd and 4th while the other gears still feel normal. The same pattern repeats across the unit: each of the five main-line clutches and the two compounder clutches is a piston pushing a friction and steel stack, and the TCM measures how long each apply takes using the speed sensors. A bonded piston with a cracked or swollen lip lets pressure bleed off, the apply runs long, and the computer either raises pressure until shifts turn harsh or gives up and sets a ratio code. Because this kit replaces the frictions, the steels and the pistons together, every circuit gets a new sealing surface and a new stack height at the same time. That is the difference between this kit and a frictions-only overhaul set.
Check the torque converter story before blaming clutches. FCA documented a 62TE converter whose internal piston can crack and scrape friction material off the front cover, causing slipping, erratic shifts and P0740, P0868 or P0944. If the fluid is not burnt and the pan and filter are clean, FCA's first repair is a converter, fluid and filter, not a rebuild. When the pan is full of friction material, the unit needs this kit and the converter still has to be replaced or rebuilt, or the debris goes straight back into the new clutches. The 62TE Avenger common problems guide covers this converter failure in detail, and our Grand Caravan common problems guide covers the van-specific faults.
Listed for 2007-2017 62TE six-speed applications such as the Dodge Grand Caravan, Dodge Journey and Chrysler Town and Country. Plate counts and housing designs changed over the run, so verify the transmission code on your unit before you order; if you are unsure, send us the year and VIN and we will match it. It does not fit 40TE or 41TE four-speed units. Everything else for this transaxle is listed on the 62TE parts page.
| Transmission | Chrysler 62TE 6-speed FWD |
| Reference | 68018555AA |
| Includes | Gasket and seal kit, 35 friction plates, 20 steel plates, piston pack, filter |
| Listed fitment | 2007-2017 Dodge Grand Caravan, Journey; Chrysler Town and Country |
Doing this repair right usually means replacing these at the same time. Same transmission, ships together.
The overhaul gasket and seal kit, 35 friction plates, 20 steel plates, a piston pack and a transmission filter.
The bonded rubber on the pistons hardens and cracks with mileage. A leaking piston applies slowly and burns its clutch pack, so new frictions behind old pistons often fail early.
Yes when the pan has friction material. The converter holds debris that will contaminate new clutches, and some 62TE converters had a piston that can crack. Have it replaced or rebuilt with the transmission.
The 2016 Journey with the 62TE six-speed falls inside the listed 2007-2017 coverage. Four-cylinder Journeys built with a four-speed do not use this kit, so verify the transmission code first.
Yes. Clear codes and run the quick learn with a scan tool so the TCM sets clutch fill values for the new pistons and frictions.
