Yes and no...
It doesn't have solenoids like an aw-4
But its not a hydraulic tranny like a 727.. its electronically controlled. Its the 46RE.
But there are some really cool upgrades for the 46RE.. it was used with Dodge pick-ups also.
yep... looked into it. Looks like people upgrade them with parts from 47/48re units and a shift kit to make the shifts faster and keep the frictions alive longer.
its a 46re....its the bigger one but its still a chryco trans, electronically controlled. i've owned one, good luck, i had it rebuilt and it was still unmanageable, sold the truck because it was too much of a headache. the transmissions are the only reason i wont own a dodge or a grand...
sorry to be a downer.....searching for for chryco trans info brough back memories of my old dodge...
it looks like the solenoids are infamous for going out....if you have to replace it the general gist im seeing is that a stock chevy solenoid works in it and it fixes weird shifting issues that the trans is plagued with.
short"your on your own with codes"xjdoug
this is my experience too. 46re in my van...
Was it a ctd dodge? They weren't built for that kind of power, torque or just the relentless beating a diesel puts on drivetrain components. I think they hold up better behind gassers though.
Yeah nope.
My parents owned an 01 dodge 2500 van with a 318 and 46re. It was rebuilt twice under their ownership, then I got it and a few thousand miles later it is back to its old tricks, tq is screaming, shifts are erratic and hard, throwing a p1757 governor pressure solenoid code, slips randomly, barely works in 1st gear, lurches into reverse and overheats.
my plan is to either scrap the damn thing and cut my losses, or rebuild it with the upgrades i saw, or put an nv3500 in it with a transfer case on the back as a crawl box, an lsd, and some decent tires and tow with it forever. Probably options 1 or 3, I hate autos, especially crummy chryco ones.
It is electronically controlled like it says but not like an aw4, those are super simple. It basically uses either one or two solenoids, I seem to recall two. Speed sensors tell the pcm what gear it is in, plus a governor pressure transducer. The pcm modulates the governor pressure solenoid to adjust pressure and thereby delay or advance shifts. The other solenoid iirc just engages the OD unit which is bolted onto the output since it is basically a 3spd oldschool tf727 otherwise - in fact, it is essentially hydraulic control/a 46rh with an extra solenoid to sorta electrically adjust the shifts.
I'm no chryco auto wizard so I may be misunderstanding it, but that's how it made sense to me after reading the documentation I could find.
