Dodge Ram 1500 Clutch Kit 05-108 for 3.7L and 4.7L

This is a complete clutch replacement set for the manual-transmission Dodge Ram 1500 and Dakota, cross-referenced to the common 05-108, 05-111 and L05108 kit numbers. In the box you get the pressure plate, the clutch disc, the release (throwout) bearing, the pilot bearing, a plastic alignment tool and a packet of grease, so the whole clutch stack gets replaced at once instead of reusing a worn bearing behind a new disc.

Fitment by engine: 2002-2008 Ram 1500 with the 3.7L V6, 2002-2007 Ram 1500 with the 4.7L V8, and 2001 Ram 1500 with the 3.9L V6 or 5.2L V8. It also fits the 2004-2009 Dakota 3.7L, 2001-2003 Dakota 3.9L, 2001-2006 Dakota 4.7L and the 2006-2009 Mitsubishi Raider 3.7L. The disc uses a sprung hub to soak up engagement shock on these trucks. Check your engine size and existing kit number before ordering.

Common reasons to do the job: the clutch slips under load or in top gear, the engagement point has climbed to the top of the pedal, it chatters pulling away, or the throwout bearing whines with the pedal pressed. With the transmission out, pull the old pressure plate and disc, knock out the old pilot bearing, and have the flywheel resurfaced or replaced if it shows heat spots or scoring. Seat the new pilot bearing, center the disc on the crank with the alignment tool, snug the pressure plate bolts evenly in a star pattern, and put a light film of grease on the input shaft splines and bearing retainer before the transmission goes back in.

If the old disc is soaked in oil, find the leak first. A weeping rear main seal or transmission input seal will contaminate the new disc and bring the slip right back.