A500/42RH OD rotating assembly

A500 / 42RH OD-unit rebuild

August 19, 2018 BigBlockMopar 0

After the transmission it was time to tackle the overdrive-unit. This unit is the 4th gear (overdrive) in the transmission, and has its own set of clutch plates. Overdrive can only be ‘selected’ with the [more … ]

A500/42RH - Parts

A500 / 42RH Rebuild project

August 12, 2018 BigBlockMopar 0

Finally received the transmission repairkit to start the planned rebuild of the A500/42RH transmission I had bought earlier. The A500 (or also known as 42RH) transmission is based on Chrysler’s ‘904’-smallblock transmission. The A500 has [more … ]

A500/42RH Chrysler Automatic Transmission

A500 Overdrive transmission

December 7, 2017 BigBlockMopar 0

Found myself an A500 / 42RH overdrive Transmission from a fellow Mopar guy recently. I’ve been wanting a ‘lighter (internal) weight’ transmission for a number of years now and since they’re not really common overhere [more … ]