When the cold weather hit a few weeks ago, the jeep would start slipping trying to go into overdrive. After ~5 miles of driving it would do it. I chalked it up as not having changed the fluid since 70k and I'm at 124k. Finally took it to the stealership today and they found a bolt head in the pan and another bolt that had worked its way loose from the valve body plate. They claim Chrysler doesn't make that plate by itself and I have to get an entirely new valve body with a better plate assembly. Something that they are charging $610 just for the part.

I'm looking around to make sure I'm not getting fucked and I see something like this
http://www.transmissionpartsusa.com/45RFE_5_45RFE_Transmission_Shift_Kit_p/500-000052930.htm

The accumulators didn't leave the valve body yet and I haven't occured any serious damage. Is there any reason not to think I can't slap a new plate on there and get some more miles out of this thing?

Mine looks similar to the picture here, just without the accumulator having exited
http://www.jeepsunlimited.com/forums/showthread.php?t=493866

Anyone have experience in this realm. My

12/22/2010 6:16:25 PM

I thought this thread was about a transgender person.

12/22/2010 6:20:33 PM

Unreal, when I posted that I felt certain someone would make that comment. I just didn't know it would take less than 5 minutes.

Or this

http://www.transmissionpartsusa.com/45RFE_5_45RFE_68RFE_Accumulator_plate_kit_p/400-04489201k.htm

Seriously, can anyone tell me any reason that a new plate wouldn't fix this?

12/22/2010 6:26:32 PM

youre risking 18$ to save 600$

am i reading this right or is this a trick?

12/22/2010 7:39:43 PM

If your plate is still in tact, get a machine shop to CNC another one for you.*




























* I am partially serious, but mostly kidding.

12/22/2010 8:03:45 PM

Probably cost more to do that than just buy a ready made one, no?

Quote :

"youre risking 18$ to save 600$ am i reading this right or is this a trick?"

The risk being I buy the part and it just won't fit/work? I suppose if its really off, it could take out the transmission with a failure which would be more money. That's the true risk of not buying the mfg blessed solution.

[Edited on December 22, 2010 at 8:51 PM. Reason : .]

12/22/2010 8:51:09 PM

this company installed bolts that's heads sheer off. Keep their part selection ability in mind!!!

I would take a Chance

12/22/2010 8:58:16 PM

heh. Well, everything I've read said everything else about the transmission is rock solid, just this plate and bolts are a weak link. And he showed me the pan and the magnet had very little accumulated shavings for 124000 miles (though I suppose/hope they cleaned that out when I had the oil changed 50k ago).

12/23/2010 7:36:41 AM

try it, why not?

12/23/2010 10:10:54 AM

Its trans not tranny.

12/23/2010 10:36:29 AM