Threads into the 62TE clutch drum hub so you can lift it straight off the shaft without prying on the lip and bending or nicking the drum.
This is a dedicated puller for removing the clutch drum during a Chrysler 62TE six-speed rebuild. It is aimed at the shop or home rebuilder tearing down a 62TE out of a Dodge Grand Caravan, Journey or Avenger, a Chrysler Town and Country, 200, Sebring or Pacifica, a VW Routan or a Ram ProMaster 1500, who would rather not lever a drum out with screwdrivers and risk the ring lands that make or break the rebuild.
The tool is a solid zinc-plated steel cup. One end is open with a large internal thread; the other end is closed with a smaller threaded hole in the center. You thread the open end onto the drum so the load is spread around the full circumference and on the centerline, then pull straight along the shaft axis. The tapped hole in the closed end gives you a place to attach a slide hammer or puller screw when the drum is tight on its bushing. Manufacturer part number GOLKNHA-A-0353, 14.8 oz, packed in a box about 4.3 x 2.6 x 2.4 in.
Why it matters: on the 62TE the most common hard-parts failure is wear of the low clutch drum ring lands in the underdrive compounder, and ATRA's rebuild notes stress inspecting every ring land, spline and snap ring groove. A drum that has been pried out unevenly can have a nicked land or an out-of-round edge, which creates exactly the leak you were trying to fix. Pulling it straight keeps the part, and the evidence, intact.
Follow the service sequence: remove the valve body and feed tubes first, then the compounder, removing only the bolts needed. ATRA notes the OE compounder removal tool makes that step easier. With the assembly out, clear the snap rings and thrust parts above the drum, thread this tool on by hand until it seats fully, then pull steadily. If the drum resists, use light taps or a slide hammer on the tool with steady upward force rather than rocking it, which wedges it on the shaft. Our 62TE common problems and fixes guide explains what to look for once the drum is out, and the Avenger 62TE problems guide covers the same failures in the sedan.
The listing covers the 62TE in the Grand Caravan 2007-2017, Journey 2009-2017, Avenger 2008-2014, Town and Country and Pacifica 2007-2008, Sebring 2007-2010, Chrysler 200 2012-2014, Routan 2008-2014 and ProMaster 1500 2014-2015. It is a 62TE-specific tool, not a universal puller, so it will not suit the four-speed 40TE/41TE or other transaxles. Before threading it on, look at the photos and compare the thread to the drum in your unit; thread it by hand and stop if it binds. Questions on a specific unit: send us the year, VIN and transmission tag number. Every 62TE part we carry is on the 62TE collection page.
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Doing this repair right usually means replacing these at the same time. Same transmission, ships together.
62TE six-speed transaxles in the Dodge Grand Caravan, Journey and Avenger, Chrysler Town and Country, Pacifica, Sebring and 200, VW Routan and Ram ProMaster 1500, across the years given on the listing.
It is built for the 62TE drum. The four-speed transaxles do not have the underdrive compounder, so do not plan on using it there.
Thread it on fully by hand, then pull straight up. If it will not come, attach a slide hammer or puller screw to the threaded hole in the closed end and apply steady force with light taps. Do not rock it side to side.
Prying under the lip can bend the drum or nick the sealing ring lands. Ring land wear is already the most common 62TE hard-part failure, and damaging the lands during removal creates a leak in the rebuild.
Zinc-plated steel, 14.8 oz, manufacturer part number GOLKNHA-A-0353, with a one-year warranty.
