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Something
Old is by Bill Brayton
Figure 1
The New 42RLE
T
he 42LE has been out for some tions that getting too deep into princi-
time now and the 41TE has ples of operation, diagnosis and rebuild
been in production even procedures would be very boring.
longer. Now Dodge has introduced the Instead, we’ll take a look at the similar-
transmission we all expected to see ities between the 42RLE and its front
sooner or later: the new 42RLE (figure wheel drive counterpart, the 42LE.
1). This transmission comes in the We’ll start at the front of the trans-
2003-up Dakota 6-cylinder pickup mission and work our way back:
trucks and the 2003-up Jeep Liberty 6-
cylinder. Both vehicles come in 2- The Guts
wheel and 4-wheel drive configura- The 42RLE uses the late model
tions. 41TE front pump body. The major dif-
So much has already been written ference is the Gearotor design with a
on these transmissions’ prior incarna- small crescent (figure 2). This pump
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Figure 4 Figure 5
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Figure 7 Figure 8A
CAUTION: Never use abrasives ence is the solenoid body (figure 7). The solenoid body can be
on the teflon coated valves in taken apart to be cleaned (figure 8a–e), but for now, internal
parts aren’t available to the aftermarket. CAUTION: The
the valve body. This will dam- solenoids are different. Be sure to replace them in same loca-
age the valves and possibly tion they were removed from. The main control valve body is
identical to the 4-checkball 42LE valve body.
cause premature wear to the CAUTION: Never use abrasives on the teflon coated
valve body casting. valves in the valve body. This will damage the valves and pos-
sibly cause premature wear to the valve body casting.
Figure 8B
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Figure 8D Figure 8E
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