OEM "quality"

[ls7gto]

Re: OEM "quality"

Ive replaced springs on.... escorts (rears), taurus (frt and rear), focus (frts) and explorer (rears). we had a recall on frt coil spring sheilds to prevent them from going into tire. if the struts have been replace and the sheilds dont fit we would replace the struts under warrenty. I have replaced ball joints on taurus and the entire truck line.

[HillbillySailor]

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I know there are plenty of guys here that make their living working at dealerships, and I'd never question their skills or ability.

My frustration was with parts that seemingly don't belong on a Power Wheels, let alone a nearly 5000lb car.

Brian

sorry guys, its just a touchy topic and I took the comments out of context. I apologize. on a side note i have seen a cutaway of a Moog ball joint and another brand, and I was surprised how cheap the Moogs were. and the are now starting to be made offshore. not trying to bash Moog either, just was suprising.
Doug

Go ahead and bash Moog. Half the Moog parts I put on the Caprice six years ago already needs to be replaced. This is on a car I average 1500 miles a year.

Thanksforthe heads-up abut Moog. I used to use their stuff any time a replaced steering parts. Looks like I'll use TRW from now on.

[SpiderGearsMan]

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trw is federal mogul
use the factory stuff

[Matt Cramer]

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not just US CARS , it is a global problem , those audi wishbones go all the time and last I bought one they were 450 bucks
the general uses those same style of endinks , they don't fall apart , just make noise
chrysler ball joints fall apart too

Yep, the Japanese aren't exempt either. My wife had a Nissan Pathfinder that started shaking pretty badly on the highway at around 70,000 miles. It was like a giant hand grabbed the back and shook it around, and it seemed the Nissan dealer had no idea what was wrong *. Turned out the rear lower links had the bushings on both ends split in half. The Pathfinder uses a 4-link similar to the 5.0 Mustang, and they'd tried to deal with the binding issues these things have in roll by cutting deep groves in the center of the bushings.

* Nissan has a TSB on this. The dealer had no excuse.

[SpiderGearsMan]

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pathfinders eat up front struts and exhaust manifolds
still better than a 4 runner
tsbs do not mean we notify the owner , nor does it extend your warranty

[bnjny]

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This is not a problem just in the auto industry, but everywhere... I'll never buy a Dewalt drill or grinder... Cheap parts means a short life... Plastic gearing may save some money all around and help fatten up the bottom line. But it won't get my business, ever. I rather spend a little more (sometimes a lot more) and have a product that is well built and useful over its lifetime.

[morley]

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I don't understand automakers, we're paying big money for a vehicle and they won't last half as long as something built even 20 years ago.

[Matt Cramer]

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pathfinders eat up front struts and exhaust manifolds
still better than a 4 runner
tsbs do not mean we notify the owner , nor does it extend your warranty

I know. However, it also means a dealer should not say that they have no clue what's wrong with the car after driving it, or replace parts at random, which was the case here. The local Nissan dealer was not very trustworthy to begin with - they also charged a $250 fee to etch VIN numbers on the car's glass, and did not actually do that.