68RFE Pump 2007, new and ready to install. Fits the 68RFE. Ships fast from the USA.
If you own one of the first Ram 2500 or 3500 trucks built with the 6.7L Cummins and the 68RFE, your transmission is now well past the age where the front pump starts to show its miles. The usual complaints are a whine that rises and falls with engine speed, a slow, soft engagement into Drive or Reverse once the fluid is hot, and slipping under a trailer that gets worse the longer you pull. This listing is a new 68RFE pump for 2007 applications, pictured with the stamped steel front housing and seal, so you can renew the source of all hydraulic pressure instead of reusing a worn one.
The 68RFE uses a three-gear pump: a center gear turned by the torque converter hub and two outer gears that do the actual pumping. Everything downstream, from the valve body and solenoid pack to every clutch pack and the converter clutch, depends on the volume this pump produces. The controller can command more pressure through the pressure control solenoid, but it cannot make up for a pump that is no longer moving enough fluid. On a 2007 truck that has spent its life behind a high-torque diesel, the center gear bore is the area that typically wears first, because it takes side load from the converter hub every time the engine turns.
Do not condemn the pump on noise alone. Bring the fluid to at least 160 degrees F and set the level, then graph commanded pressure, actual pressure and line pressure duty cycle with a scan tool. A healthy unit idles around 60 to 70 psi with duty cycle in the low 20s percent. If the duty cycle is pinned and actual pressure still trails commanded, the transmission is short on supply. Before pulling the pump, rule out a doubled or unseated filter O-ring, which starves the pump inlet and mimics this exact failure, and a worn low/reverse switch valve bore in the valve body. Our 68RFE pump failure guide walks through that order step by step, and the valve body testing guide covers the bore checks.
This pump is listed for the 68RFE in 2007 applications, meaning the early Ram 2500 and 3500 pickups and cab-chassis trucks that received the 6.7L Cummins during the 2007 model year. Early 68RFE units differ from later ones in several ways, including solenoid pack and connector changes that Transmission Digest has documented, so do not assume every 68RFE part crosses over. Compare the bolt pattern, reaction shaft and housing on your old pump to the photos, or send us your year and VIN before ordering and we will confirm it. You can see every part we carry for this transmission on our 68RFE parts page.
On a truck this old the pump rarely fails alone. If the fluid was dark or the pan held clutch material, plan on fresh friction elements and solenoids at the same time; our 68RFE solenoid kit for 2007-2018 and the 2007 pressure control solenoid are the two parts most often replaced together with the pump on early trucks.
| Fits | 68RFE 2007 |
| Part type | Pump |
| 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.
It is listed for 2007 68RFE applications, which covers the 6.7L Cummins Ram 2500 and 3500 trucks from that model year. Because the 68RFE changed over its production run, compare your old pump to the photos or send us your year and VIN and we will confirm fitment before it ships.
Graph commanded pressure, actual pressure and duty cycle with the fluid at 160 degrees F or higher. If the duty cycle is maxed and actual pressure still sits below commanded, supply is the problem. Then check the filter O-ring and the low/reverse switch valve bore before pulling the pump, since both cause the same low-pressure symptoms.
Mopar ATF+4, specification MS-9602-F. Set the final level with the engine idling in Park and the fluid at a minimum of 160 degrees F, which can take up to 20 minutes of idling.
At minimum a new front seal, a flushed cooler and lines, and fresh fluid and filter. If there is clutch debris in the pan, the clutch packs and solenoids are usually done as well, because a weak pump has been starving them of pressure.
Sometimes. If wear is limited to the center gear bore, a machined bushing and new center gear can salvage it. If the pocket face behind the gears is damaged, the pump has to be replaced, and that is where a complete new pump like this one makes sense.
