JF017E Clutch Drum 2013, used and ready to install. Fits the JF017E. Ships fast from the USA.
If your 2013 Altima 3.5 or 2013 Pathfinder sits in gear with the engine revving, takes a long pause before Reverse bites, or you opened the case and found a drum with a scored ring land, you are probably shopping for a JF017E clutch drum. This listing is one used OEM drum pulled from a 2013 Jatco CVT and photographed assembled with its plate stack. It is sold for the rebuilder who already has the transmission split and needs a single factory drum rather than a full hard-parts set.
The JF017E is the heavy-duty member of the Jatco CVT8 family built for 3.5L V6 engines. GEARS Magazine notes it uses a chain between the pulleys where the smaller units use a push belt, and it adds an input speed sensor. None of that changes how the car picks a direction. Ahead of the pulleys sits a planetary set with a forward clutch and a reverse brake. The drum is the housing for a clutch pack: its splines hold the steel plates, the apply piston lives in its bore, and the hub carries the bushing and sealing ring lands that feed oil from the shaft into the piston cavity. The select solenoid in the valve body sends that oil when you move the shifter, and the pack clamps.
Because the V6 sends far more torque through the same forward and reverse elements than a four-cylinder does, a drum that leaks even a little apply oil lets the pack slip and burn quickly. Heat cracks drums near the spline teeth, bushings wear oval, and ring lands groove.
Engagement in this CVT depends on line pressure and the select circuit as much as on the drum. Sonnax lists worn primary pulley reducing valve bores and pump flow control valve wear as causes of delayed engagement and chatter, so check pressures and stored codes first. Our CVT delayed engagement walkthrough covers timing the shift into gear, and JATCO CVT Nissan problems and fixes lays out where the V6 units fail. With the drum on the bench, air-check the piston. A hiss at the ring lands or a piston that will not stroke confirms the drum.
The listing title is 2013 with the JF017E named first and the JF016E given as a cross-reference. GEARS puts the JF017E in the 2013-18 Altima and Pathfinder, 2015-18 Murano and Quest, and 2014-18 QX60, all with the 3.5L. The 2.5L JF016E is a smaller belt unit, and this same drum is also offered on our JF016E 2013 clutch drum page. That dual listing is exactly why you must measure: set it next to your original and compare outside diameter, spline count, plate slot count and bushing bore. If anything is off, send us your year, model and VIN before ordering. For a part already confirmed to the V6 case, see the JF017E clutch drum and the JF017E input drum. Everything else for this family is on the CVT parts page.
| Fits | JF017E 2013 |
| Part type | Clutch Drum |
| Condition | Used |
| Brand | OEM |
| Reference | JF016E |
| 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 the 2013 JF017E with a JF016E cross-reference, so measure it against your original drum: diameter, splines, plate slots and bushing size. If you are unsure, send us your VIN and we will check it before you order.
Used OEM. Clean it, inspect the bushing and ring lands, and install new seals and sealing rings before it goes back in the case.
The drum is pictured with a plate stack installed. Treat those plates as used and fit new frictions soaked in NS-3 fluid for a dependable rebuild.
Yes. Worn pulley reducing and pump flow control valve bores cause delayed engagement in this CVT. Check line pressure and codes first, then air-check the drum piston on the bench.
Nissan NS-3 CVT fluid. Do not mix in a universal fluid, and set the level hot with the factory procedure.
