JF016E Clutch Drum, used and ready to install. Fits the JF016E. Ships fast from the USA.
This is the lowest-cost way to replace a single damaged drum in a JF016E, the belt-drive CVT behind Nissan's 2.5L four-cylinder in the Altima and Rogue. If your teardown turned up a cracked drum, a bushing that rocks on the shaft, or a ring land worn into a step, and the rest of the hard parts measured good, one used OEM drum gets the rebuild finished without buying a complete set. The photo shows the drum assembled with its steel and friction plates in the splines.
A CVT has no clutch-to-clutch gear changes, so the JF016E only needs friction elements to choose a direction. A planetary gearset at the front of the unit is either locked by the forward clutch for Drive or held by the reverse brake for Reverse, and the pulleys and push belt take over from there. The drum is the rotating housing for a pack: the steels key into its splines, the piston and return spring sit inside it, and the hub bushing and ring lands carry apply oil from the shaft to the piston. When you select a gear, the select solenoid pressurizes that circuit and the pack locks.
Every one of those surfaces has to seal. A worn bushing lets the drum run off-center so the rings leak, and heat can crack a drum at the base of the spline teeth. Either way the pack sees less clamping force than the solenoid commanded.
On the JF016E, delayed engagement is often a pump or valve body problem. Sonnax lists lower valve body pump flow control valve wear for push belt slippage, delayed engagement and low pump volume, so verify pressures before you condemn a drum. The CVT slipping under load guide separates belt slip from clutch slip, and CVT limp mode causes explains which codes come with each. Once the unit is apart, air-check the forward and reverse pistons at the case passages. Air leaking past the rings or no piston movement points to the drum.
The listing names the JF016E with no year range, which means you have to match it to your original. Earlier JF016E units and later revisions are close but not guaranteed identical, and the 3.5L JF017E is a larger chain-drive case that this drum is not listed for. Compare outside diameter, spline count, plate slots and bushing bore with the part you removed. If you want a drum already tied to a year, use the 2013 JF016E clutch drum or the complete 2013-18 JF016E drum set. When in doubt, send your year, model and VIN and we will check it. All parts for this unit are on our CVT parts page.
| Fits | JF016E |
| Part type | Clutch Drum |
| Condition | Used |
| 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.
The listing does not give a year range, so match it to your original drum by diameter, splines, plate slots and bushing size, or send us your VIN. If you need a year-specific part, our 2013 and 2013-18 JF016E drum listings are dated.
It is listed for the JF016E only. The JF017E is a larger chain-drive transmission, so do not assume it interchanges.
It is a single used drum without a stated year, while the 2013-18 listing is a complete drum set. Price reflects what is included, not quality grade.
Piston seals, sealing rings, frictions and the filter at minimum. Check the pump and valve body if there was debris in the pan.
Nissan NS-3 CVT fluid only. Set the level with the fluid hot using the factory check procedure, then road test for clean engagement into Drive and Reverse.
