Remove front grille facia (the plastic part that is body colored).ġ0. This allows space to remove the heater hoses.ĩ. Remove air filter box and intake hoses all the way back to the throttle body.Ĩ. Could probably do just that, but we did radiator at the same time so it was required for us.Ħ. It will continue to drain forever FYI so keep your catch pan there.ĥ. Drain transmission oil fluid (remove the pan). *neither of these may be necessary I cannot recall… *Ĥ. Place the transmission in Neutral and the transfer case in Neutral.Ī. *We did all this with 1 floor jack – no transmission jack needed*Ģ. We were up on ramps both with 2 pieces of 2x4 under them – so as to gain clearance to lower the trans down and out later on.Ī. As you see, we did this in a gravel driveway at my folks house. Place vehicle up on ramps and put parking brake all the way on! Place rock or something behind the back wheels. ![]() I hold no responsibility for any injuries or damage caused by following this write-up** LINK TO PHOTOS - Removal of transmission:ġ. **Use common sense judgement and adhere to all safety precautions noted on/with your tools. Also see photos as those are arguably more helpful and can assist in following along. Given the length of time since doing this job, you’ll notice lots of holes for sure in my write-up. However, during the swap, I could find no step-by-step transmission swap guide specifically for our 2004 and the 42RLE trans. may be somewhat out of order, missing, or slightly incorrect. Obviously, I am writing this now in basically 2020, so socket sizes, steps, etc. Alas, in the name of no car payment, we decided to take the plunge and swap the old transmission out for a refurbished one. The car has the 42RLE 4-speed trans which yes, I’ve read people hate and the 45RFE is superior. ![]() ![]() In 2017 at only 115k miles, the transmission went out… what crap. While I’ve spent too much $$ keeping this car running at this point, it has taught me more than I previously knew about car mechanical details and I’d be lying if I said I had not enjoyed the projects here and there lol. I am a GM guy, so all this Chrysler stuff was new to me. 42RLE Removal and Replacement -įigured I would contribute finally after using all the helpful information on the forums over the last few years! I inherited a ’04 Jeep Liberty (Sport trim) by means of my wife back in 2014 with about 75k miles on it.
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