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Started Restoration of the Rear Portion

From 1996 Ford Bronco “MoMare”, documented by OgreXT.

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1996 Ford Bronco - Driver side rear leaf spring bracket. It's completely broken in half. 1996 Ford Bronco - Not much left. 1996 Ford Bronco - Completely broken. The top is just resting on the bottom portion. 1996 Ford Bronco - Elixor of Life :) 1996 Ford Bronco - Got the drums off and drained the rear end. 1996 Ford Bronco - Hope it doesn't leak... It didn't 1996 Ford Bronco - Junk... Notice the muffler clamp; the whole "clamp" portion was rusted away. 1996 Ford Bronco - Look close and you'll see 355 just before the FORD script logo. 1996 Ford Bronco - The underside of a vehicle, likely a 1996 Ford Bronco, shows the rear axle assembly with leaf springs and brake components. The scene appea… 1996 Ford Bronco - Shock and sway bar link rod removed - both sides. 1996 Ford Bronco - Muffler bracket is completely rusted away. 1996 Ford Bronco - The heat shield above the muffler was only hanging on by the rust. I barely pulled on it and it broke loose. In this pic, I had pushed it b… 1996 Ford Bronco - No leaks 1996 Ford Bronco - Looking good; still no leaks. 1996 Ford Bronco - A close-up view of a black differential housing with a light blue sealant applied around the gasket area. A silver metal shield is visible… 1996 Ford Bronco - Rear caliper bracket adjusted, in place and ready for a caliper (and a little touch up paint - I used fingernail polish) 1996 Ford Bronco - Weird angle, but you can see I'm making progress. 1996 Ford Bronco - Caliper installed; 80 El Dorado w/ parking brake. If you go this route be sure to always set your parking brake when you stop. Always. That… 1996 Ford Bronco - OK, the caliper brackets weren't quite right. Here I have flipped the big U-shaped bracket around so the thread bosses (not visible) are to… 1996 Ford Bronco - The caliper now just barely clears the mounting bolt. The mounting boss is now visible on the inboard side. 1996 Ford Bronco - Bottom edge of the outboard pad was rubbing the rotor. Removed some of the brake baking plate and bent the top tangs over a little more to… 1996 Ford Bronco - Rear suspension component with a red brake caliper visible. 1996 Ford Bronco - It's measured from the transfer case skid plate to the floor. Sorry for the sideways picture. 1996 Ford Bronco - Misc. pieces ready for rubberized undercoating. 1996 Ford Bronco - Ready to get "undercoated"; not the gas tank... 1996 Ford Bronco - I kept saying that I smelled too much gas every-time I went to the shed to work on this old mare. 1996 Ford Bronco - It has a couple holes in it. 1996 Ford Bronco - Here we go 1996 Ford Bronco - Not bad. 3M Rubberized undercoating 1996 Ford Bronco - The other pieces... 1996 Ford Bronco - Leaf springs and exhaust pipe components are shown on a concrete surface.