I have found an extremely low miles trans and transfer case from a 2000 durango 4.7. Anybody know if it will work in my 1998 5.2?

 

the 318 uses a nv3500 and the 4.7 uses the 45rfe. doubt it will match up.

 

According to my local Dodge dealer my 98 has a 44re. Not sure what the Durango trans is but ha e the current owner is also trying to find out. Just trying to speedup the process.

 

oh crap yeah i forgot about the 44re, sorry. but the 4.7's got the 45rfe.

 

?????

The 4.7 has a NV3500 trans, Manual that is. The Auto, I dont know. I forget my transfer case, but I could look that up. There has to be a table somewhere.e...

 

dude im totally off my dakota knowledge today. i keep forgetting there's auto and manual differences. just disregard what i say today. duh!

 

Well, what would be the differences between the 44re and the 45rfe?

What would have to be done to make the 45rfe work in the 98 chassis? Mechanical differences, bell housing bolt pattern? Electronics?

If it can be had at a reasonable price, could 45rfe be made to work in the 98 4wd with the 5.2 engoine. Some one must have done something like this at one time or another.

 

And now I'm really confused. Te dealer's parts dept says I have 44re, my Haynes (I know, not the most dependable) says the 4 cyl has a 42re, the v6 has the 44 re and the v8 has the 46re. Does anybody really know what the heck is in these things?

 

ok sorry for the confusion:
auto 4.7 will have 45rfe, manual=nv3500
5.2 manual will have nv3500 or auto 44re

the 5.9 will have the 46re auto only.

all that was from allpar.com

 

Thanks, Thunder.

Now all I have to do is find out how to make the 45rfe work in place of the 44re.

The owner also has the transfer case still attached to transmission. It will be a trans and transfer case swap.