Dodge Durango

 Service Manual

Transmission and Transfer Case » Cleaning and inspection
Planetary geartrain

Clean the planetary components in solvent and dry them with compressed air.

Check sun gear and driving shell condition.

Replace the gear if damaged or if the bushings are scored or worn. The bushings are not serviceable.

Replace the driving shell if worn, cracked or damaged.

Replace planetary gear sets if gears, pinion pins, or carrier are damaged in any way. Replace the annulus gears and supports if either component is worn or damaged.

Inspect the geartrain spacers, thrust plates, snap rings, and thrust washers. Replace any of these parts that are worn, distorted or damaged. Do not attempt to reuse these parts.

The planetary gear thrust washers are different sizes. The large diameter washers go on the front planetary and the smaller washers go on the rear planetary. All the washers have four locating tabs on them. These tabs fit in the holes or slots provided in each planetary gear.

Inspect the output shaft carefully. Pay particular attention to the machined bushing/bearing surfaces on the shaft and the governor valve shaft bore at the shaft rear.

Replace the output shaft if the machined surfaces are scored, pitted, or damaged in any way. Also replace the shaft if the splines are damaged, or exhibits cracks at any location (especially at the governor valve shaft bore).

The annulus gears can be removed from their supports if necessary. Just remove the snap rings and separate the two parts when replacement is necessary.

In addition, the annulus gear bushings can be replaced if severely worn, or scored. However it is not necessary to replace the bushings if they only exhibit normal wear. Check bushing fit on the output shaft to be sure.

Valve body

Transmission

Overrunning clutch/low-reverse drum/overdrive piston retainer

Accumulator

Front servo

Rear servo

Oil pump and reaction shaft support

Front clutch

Rear clutch

Planetary geartrain

Overdrive unit