Customer Reviews

Moog K80007 Radius Arm Bushing

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I was just on the phone with Federal-Mogul, parent company of Moog. Per their rep:

Moog products are warrantied by the dealer. If you buy this from Amazon (they were very specific, they said Amazon) then it will be up to Amazon to satisfy any lifetime warantee request. This is problematic because apparently Amazon warranties products for 90 days. Federal-Mogul highly recommends you buy Moog products from moog.com to avoid warranty issues.

Obviously not related to the product. The product itself is 5 stars!

I've been hearing a "clunk" from the bottom of my seventeen year old Explorer Sport for about a year or so - looked everywhere underneath and could not see anything until this past January. A large chunk of the original rubber bushing came off and I was able to see the missing gap as I hosed off the salt from a recent snow storm. I started my search from forums and enthusiasts sites and everyone wrote wonders about Moog products especially this set of bushings. Searching the obvious online auto part places left me wondering if I should just go to the local Ford dealer and have them order the part for me. Then a search took me to Amazon! - I thought they only sold books and movies and wheat-free food. Well, I found this set of bushings and I thought I could do the job over the weekend. Well, no such luck as the radius arms end up on a bracket that is riveted to the frame. So I visited my local Masonic brother's shop and he did the job for me. From the start, he requested the kit from Ford because I guess it brings some sort of metal sleeve that goes around the arm with the rubber bushings. This must be a new after-thought from Ford as the Moog kit does not come with it. However, both my brother mechanic and I could tell the top grade these bushings are made of. The "clunk" is gone and the car ride is smooth. I enjoy driving this gas guzzler every day back and forth to work. Now I even let my wife drive it with the kids in it without worrying that the wheels might fall off! (exaggerating). Moog is a top manufacturer of after-market auto parts for 4X4 enthusiasts - therefore they don't make junk - only top of the line parts. You can't go wrong at the quality or the price.