At 05:53 PM 5/12/00 -0700, you wrote:
>I got a 99 Dakota 3.9 w/automatic, I'm trying to
>determine which tranny I have. From the shop manual
>it says the 3 out there are 44re 46re and 48re I
>believe. Do I have the 44re? Did the 44re used to be
>called the A-500 by any chance ?
The 3.9L did have the 42RE as its tranny. This may have
changed for the newer models. If it did, then most likely
it's a 44RE (which is what my '97 5.2L has).
Pat Storey, owner/driver of the '97 hemi-Dakota,
told me that you can id if the tranny is derivation
of the A500 or A518 by looking at the tranny pan.
If the sides of the pan are straight (no bulge),
then it's an A-500 derivation ... if a side has
a slight outward bulge (for the dipstick) then
it's an A518 derivation.
Bob. Ont, Canada. '97 Dakota CC, 5.2L, 4x2, 3.92 SG, auto., 4350 lb.
RWHP: 226.2 (corrected) 231.2 (measured)
RWTQ: 332.5 (corrected) 340.0 (measured)
PB: 14.857 @ 91.67
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