68RFE Overhaul Kit 2010-18, new and ready to install. Fits the 68RFE. Ships fast from the USA.
If you are shopping for a 68RFE overhaul kit because your 2010-2018 Ram 2500 or 3500 Cummins has started slipping, flaring or burning fluid, read this first: despite the title, this part is a billet valve body rebuild kit, not a seal and gasket overhaul set. In the box are a billet aluminum channel plate, billet accumulator pistons with seals and a support plate, a drop-in solenoid switch valve with plugs, a blocked separator plate with gaskets, and heavy-duty bolts. It is the right buy when testing points at the valve body, and the wrong buy if the clutches are already gone and the transmission is coming apart anyway.
The 68RFE has no bands and no shift valves in the old sense. The solenoid pack and the valve body route oil to six clutch packs, and each shift is one clutch letting go while another applies. That only works if every circuit holds its pressure. The cast channel plate and the stock separator plate gasket are where pressure is lost as the truck ages: the casting wears and distorts, the gasket creeps, and oil crosses from one circuit into its neighbor. The clutch that loses pressure starts to slip, heats up and fails, and the overdrive clutch is usually first because it works in 5th and 6th where these trucks spend their highway miles.
A billet channel plate is machined flat from solid aluminum, so it does not distort under line pressure. The blocked separator plate seals off feed holes that are known to leak. The support plate backs up the accumulator side, and the new billet pistons restore the cushion on each clutch apply. Together they put the hydraulic side back to where a new set of clutches can actually live.
Start with codes and a line pressure reading against commanded pressure at idle and under load. If the fluid is still clean and pressure is unstable, the valve body is a strong suspect. Our Ram 3500 Cummins shift problems guide walks through the diagnosis order, and the 68RFE shift solenoid guide helps rule out an electrical fault that can feel identical. Once the valve body is off, look for wear tracks and shiny spots around the separator plate holes.
This kit is listed for 2010 through 2018 units, the gray case connector generation. The maker also names the 65RFE and 66RFE for these years and asks that you check the check ball layout, channel plate and hardware against the unit you have before starting, so compare your parts to the photo or send us your year and VIN. 2007-2009 white connector units and 2019-up blue connector units use different valve body parts. Every year range we carry is on the 68RFE parts page.
| Fits | 68RFE 2010-18 |
| Part type | Overhaul Kit |
| 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.
A billet aluminum channel plate, billet accumulator pistons with seals and a support plate, a drop-in solenoid switch valve and plugs, a blocked separator plate with gaskets, and heavy-duty bolts. No frictions, steels, filter or transmission seals are included.
No. You rebuild your own valve body with these parts. A remanufactured valve body arrives assembled and tested, and costs more.
It is listed for 2010-2018. Earlier white connector units have the overdrive solenoid and different valve body details, so send us your VIN before ordering for an earlier truck.
Usually not on its own. Slipping in every gear with dark fluid means the clutches are damaged. Rebuild the unit and install this kit at the same time so the new clutches get full pressure.
No programming is needed, but you should run a TCM quick learn with a capable scan tool so the shift adaptives start fresh.
