Symptoms:

  • Pump gear wear or fracture
  • Scored surface where center gear pump pilot passes through pump body
  • Noise concerns

Cause:

Excess pump body wear.

Correction:

Salvage the pump and restore normal operation by installing Sonnax center pump gear bushing.

Warning:

Pumps with wear or damage to the face of the pump pocket cannot be repaired using these parts. Replace the pump.

68RFE

Center Pump Gear Bushing
Part No. 72530B-03

Center Pump Gear

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Chrysler 68RFE pump bodies are frequently found to have a scored bearing surface or pump wear and fractures where the center gear drive flange passes through the pump. The Sonnax center pump gear 72530B-02 and/or bushing 72530B-03 salvages pumps with this type of wear. The score damage is machined out of the pump when the center pump gear bore is oversized to accept a precision, steel-backed aluminum bushing.

  • Allows salvage of pump bodies scored at center gear bearing surface
  • Redesigned center gear drive flange reduces turbine hub engagement play and noise
  • The correctly installed steel-backed aluminum alloy precision bushing extends pump life

Pumps with worn center pump gear bores must be machined to 2.172" +/- .0005" prior to bushing installation.

  • Material: Steel backed aluminum
  • Bushing Style: Precision

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  • 68RFE Center Pump Gear Bushing 72530B-03
  • 68RFE Center Pump Gear Bushing 72530B-03
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