My driver seat has no support on the right shoulder so it failed. I went to the salvage yard & all the bronco seats were broke as well. So it seems to me this is a common problem. My question is ahs anyone torn into one of these seats & welded in a bracket of some sort to fix this?

 

What exactly is broken? If it's the metal inside that connects at the hinge point, it may just be a matter of taking the seat apart and repairing the frame inside the seat, or it could be the hinge point that requires repair. I've never noticed a problem with this in my '87. Hope this helps.

 

There is a list of seats that will swap in on this forum, but, if you want to get it done quick, look for an Aerostar high bucket seat with the lumbar support. EB or XLT models. It basically just bolts right to the B2 adjusters once you drill out the hole blanks.

 

I took mine apart after removing the back from the seat. on my 88 EB there were two rods that tighten the front of the seat cover. it took 4 hogrings to secure the rods. the cover was pretty easy to get off, then the cushion comes forward off the frame, which is in two pieces spot welded together. Half of the welds had broken and there was enough material to re weld them together. The shop manual had a diagram of the seat to work from. Not too difficult.

 

I believe it's either in the bottom part of the seat or in the hinge.

 

I rewelded my son's GF's (now my daughter in law) Bronco 2 drivers seat back about 7 or 8 years ago.

The upholstery unzips easily. 20 minute job with a mig. Didn't have to remove the seat from the truck

finn

 

What finn said.
fold the seat forward and look at the very bottom of the seat back, it will take a little tugging after you get it unzipped. At that point you will be able to see the problem if it is on the seat back.

 

Wow thats a really Idiotic Thing to fail for. but then again they do look for safety But like finn said just welder up.

 

I should have included this in my previous post, but, the 92 and newer Explorer, possibly the 91, have a different seat back frame. The 91 is a direct bolt in, the 92 on, you will have to change the tracks out.
But the seat back frame is a lot stronger and I believe it will bolt directly to your seat frame.
I'll post a pick when it quits raining.

Ray