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Old May 6, 2015 | 12:31 AM
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Torn body mount bracket

I've seen tons of trucks, and my 91' F-Superduty is the only one with a torn body mount bracket, what in the hell caused it? it is the passenger side. Rest look good except one. Should I bend it back in place and weld it and reinforce the frontal area of the frame?



 
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Old May 6, 2015 | 07:41 AM
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I would die Grind the Rivets and punch them out....Remove the body mount bracket and install a new one or a junk yard one. Bolts, washers, ect.... Replace the bushings. Or you can bend it back and weld it....

I used a piece of All-Thread as the bushing bolt because I ended up stripping the entire bolt when I was using an impact. I fabricated a a large piece of pipe to press the original body mount bolt out. It was rusted in there good. The energy suspension bushing kit works well.
 
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Old May 6, 2015 | 10:05 AM
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Looks like damage from a prior accident
 
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Old May 6, 2015 | 08:15 PM
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I'd weld it. First you want to stop-drill that crack so it don't spread any further, so drill a hole at the end of it. Then you'll wanna vee it out, use a grinder to grind a vee into it along the entire length and then it's time for the blue light show.
 
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