You're great thanks again +2 for you 1 for the info and 1 for not calling me an idiot about the Durango

 

So to get this correct is the A500/46rh is found in v8 rams, ram vans, and dakotas and there is nothing special to change when doing the swap into my v6 94 dakota. Same torque converter starter and such? Do I have to change the speed sensor at the bad of od unit?
I just dont want to buy the wrong damn trans AGAIN.

THANKS in advance for your help.

 

Indy, seems like it would be the best for you to try to find an A500 trans 1995 and older, then everything is gonna line up and fit. Good luck.

 

Thanks for stating the obvious there. What I'm asking is... Are the 91-95 ram v8s a500/46rh.

 

Whats the difference from the earlier dakotas? thanks.

 

The A500/42rh is a V6 only transmission. The A518/46rh is mostly V8 very few V6's on Dakotas only V8's.
Speed sensor swaps over. Use your engine specific torque converter.



Little info is known of the early years. They might not be any difference, there may be. I rule out the early years due to I don't know.

 

I have a 91 v8 with an a500 in it. It dont work but its still there

 

Sweet I found a 95 v8 that I can get the tran from.

 

Just a reminder that the V8 doesn't come with a 500.

 

Don't kid yourself. Seen plenty of them equipped that way.
What you say is "most" true in full sized pickups; there are plenty of Durangos Dakotas Grand Cherokees and even full sized vans I have seen with 318s in them,that do have the 500-based trans instead of the 518...


but what you say, 'should" be true if only on a common sense type basis.

I now have 2 518s here, one dead, one "supposed to" be good, the "supposed to be good" one is going into my 94 3.9 truck.