41TE Teardown, Pt. I

by "Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
Published 03/21/2017 at 18:00

Tags: 41TE ; automatic transmission ; rebuild ; teardown ; blog
STARS: 5

Photodump time! Who likes potatoes?

This is a Chrysler 41TE, which came out of a 3.8 liter Town & Caravan. Let’s take a peek inside! There are a lot of parts here, but don’t worry; I won’t cram it all into one post.

Ok, let’s take a break here. (I hate working on the floor.) Next, we’ll get the case mounted up onto a stand and get some light on the subject so that we can see down in there a little better.

To be continued... 41TE Teardown, Pt. II

Replies (10)

"Nibby" (nibby68)
03/21/2017 at 18:01, STARS: 1

sweet alternator bro!!!!

"TFSIVTEC drivesavolvo" (drivesaswedishcarmadeinbelgium-)
03/21/2017 at 19:48, STARS: 1

Haha that brings back old memories! The auto trans course I took involved tearing down and rebuilding one of these.

"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
03/21/2017 at 20:07, STARS: 0

This isn’t my first auto rebuild, but it is my first FWD one. For a brief moment, I thought that maybe I could just rebuild the transmission portion, and not have to deal with the geartrain. WRONG

"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
03/21/2017 at 21:17, STARS: 1

At the first Chrysler dealer I worked at in the early 2000's, there were guys who would have the trans out and disassembled by lunch, and have it back together, in the car and on the road before quitting time.

Because so many of them failed they got REEL GUD at rebuilding them.

"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
03/21/2017 at 21:20, STARS: 0

Like a small team, all working on the same car?

"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
03/21/2017 at 21:26, STARS: 1

Like one guy... well, two. We had two heavy duty techs. But working on one car each.

"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
03/21/2017 at 21:30, STARS: 0

Holy shit. Full rebuilds or just going in deep enough to (what, replace a broken snap ring?)

"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
03/21/2017 at 21:45, STARS: 1

Full rebuilds with kits. Clutches and snap rings and other parts I forget the name of because its been so long.... nowadays with the 6 8 and 9 speeds we just replace. Oh, and the CVTs. Always replace the CVTs.

"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
03/21/2017 at 21:49, STARS: 0

Daaaaaaaaamn

"Birddog" (maintmgt)
03/22/2017 at 03:01, STARS: 1

That front planetary set has a built in sad face.