my transmission is a 42RE, it has 235k original miles.. i am unsure of its maintance history. but it will be getting a flush once im done with the rebuild of my dakota

 

My current truck is a manual so I haven't had to replace it, the last Dakota I had was an auto (42re) and it went around 120k, I don't remember the exact amount of miles but somewhere in the 120 range.

 

I bought mine with 135,000 miles on it and am now at 209,700 and haven't done anything with my tranny, it is the 42re. As far as I know the tranny is original and it still shifts good.

 

Ok well I am at the worry point, I have 239,XXX miles on my Dakota, with the 45rfe tranny. I bought it not too long ago, but there is no paperwork showing it ever had a rebuild and the original owner said he never did. But my truck for the majority of its life has been almost all highway.

 

my trans has 122,000 miles. here is a tip for longer trans life. its a cut and past, just get over it. __________________
after you clean the trans. add this to your*chrysler*trans. an external fluid filter
1. go to auto-zone. get 2210, its called a power steering filter, but it is for transs to. it is for 3/8 tubing. by (magna-fine) be sure to use high pressure hose. Reff:http://www.magnafilter.com.au/magna-fine.html*