Home/ Registry/ Ford/ Bronco/ 1980-1986/ “That dirty old truck”/ Photo supermotors.net/registry/media/1036904

Rather than drive the CV to the JY to look for another bracket,…

$Rather than drive the CV to the JY to look for another bracket, I'll try to weld this one back together, mainly for the practice. If it breaks again, I'll replace it, but I need to learn. I cleaned the fracture & vicinity with stainless wire brushes that have never been used on steel, then used a small BP hammer to re-set the pieces together so the seam is minimized. The vise grips are just there for the initial tacks.$ ‹ ›

BuildView all 339

Removed rear bench seat lying in a tan SUV interior during repair

Removed steel rear seat frame with springs on the tan carpet of an SUV cargo area

Close-up of vehicle seat latch hook, floor pin and coil spring on tan carpet with bare seat frame

Aluminum Ford bracket marked F2TA-10239-BA on a dusty engine

Metal vehicle parts soaking in amber liquid in a white plastic tub

339photos in this albumView all

Rather than drive the CV to the JY to look for another bracket, I'll try to weld this one back together, mainly for the practice. If it breaks again, I'll replace it, but I need to learn. I cleaned the fracture & vicinity with stainless wire brushes that have never been used on steel, then used a small BP hammer to re-set the pieces together so the seam is minimized. The vise grips are just there for the initial tacks.

Owner caption September 2014 · Photo 5241 of 6546