68RFE Input Drum 2009, remanufactured and ready to install. Fits the 68RFE. Ships fast from the USA.
A 2009 Ram 2500 or 3500 with the 6.7L Cummins that burns the overdrive clutch, flares into fourth or fifth when towing, or slips after an engine tune usually has a valve body problem first. This listing is a built 68RFE valve body for that truck, not an input drum as our store title says. Its build sheet lists a 7 check ball layout, a billet aluminum channel plate, billet accumulator pistons, a heavy-duty separator plate with gaskets, a heavy-duty accumulator support plate, and an updated solenoid switch valve with updated plugs. The transfer plate and separator plate are modified for raised line pressure and custom tuning. The solenoid block is not included; you move your own over.
The 68RFE has no throttle cable or governor. The transmission control module fires solenoids, and the valve body turns those signals into apply pressure for each clutch through its channel plate, separator plate and spool valves. On a 2009 unit the pack still carries the overdrive solenoid; Transmission Digest notes the overdrive solenoid was dropped in running changes around 2010, along with the move from a white to a gray pass-through connector.
The overdrive clutch is the 68RFE's most common failure point, and the valve body is often where it starts. Cast channel plates wear and let circuits bleed into each other, and the solenoid switch valve plugs wear their bore. Sonnax ties a worn switch valve plug bore to a burned OD clutch, failsafe mode and bind-up. Billet plates, fresh gaskets and an updated switch valve target exactly those leak paths, and the modified plates are meant for a truck whose tune asks for more line pressure than stock.
Graph commanded line pressure, actual line pressure and duty cycle on a scan tool. GEARS Magazine gives about 60 to 70 psi at idle with duty cycle near 22 to 24 percent as healthy, and warns that tunes and oversized tires make the computer ask for more pressure. Our 68RFE valve body testing guide walks through the checks, and the 68RFE 3-4 clutch failure guide covers what to look for if the overdrive clutch has already burned. Test the solenoid block too, since it carries over to this unit.
The listing is for the 2009 68RFE in Ram 2500 and 3500 pickups and cab-chassis trucks with the 6.7L Cummins. 2009 sits at the end of the white-connector era, so check that your pass-through connector is white and count the check balls in your old valve body before ordering; the 2010-2018 gray-connector units use a different 5-ball design. If you are not sure, send us your year and VIN. You need a working solenoid block: reuse yours, or replace it with the 68RFE solenoid kit with filters. If you would rather buy the body with a pack already installed, see the 68RFE valve body with solenoid pack. More parts are on our 68RFE parts page.
| Fits | 68RFE 2009 |
| Part type | Input Drum |
| Condition | Remanufactured |
| 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.
No. Despite the store title, this is a complete built 68RFE valve body for 2009. It does not include the solenoid block.
No. You transfer your working solenoid block, or buy a replacement pack. Make sure it is the white-connector style used on 2009 units.
Not as a direct swap. 2010-2018 68RFE units use the gray-connector pack without the overdrive solenoid and a 5-ball valve body. Send us your year and VIN to match the right unit.
The build sheet says the transfer and separator plates are modified for raised line pressure and custom tuning, so it is aimed at modified trucks. The tune still needs to command sensible line pressure.
Both filters, the pan gasket and the solenoid block gasket at minimum, plus ATF+4. If the overdrive clutch has burned, overhaul the clutches at the same time.
Yes. Run the TCM quick learn with a capable scan tool after the fluid is at operating temperature.
