seat bracket

[zoomx2]

Help is needed!! got cut off and had to go off roading in the SHO..heard a load crack sound and I now have a front rocking chair..front left bracket snapped, just where the part that bolts to the floor turns to join the rail..where can I find a seat bracket or rail..other cars?? SHO's in the wreaker..oops..i mean auto recyclers..are rare so I have to try and scrounge up something quickly as this is my lone transport..
Mike
ps. its a 89

 

[NotSoSlowSHO]

The actual seat bracket should be the same as the sable (or even SLO) of similar years...

I beleive the sables of '89 had 6-way seats so you might be able to swap out the entire bracket instead of scabbing the old one back together

Just have to try shrug

 

[pjtoledo]

Same bracket is used on lots of seats. It's riveted on with some monster rivets. I took mine out and had the two pieces welded back together. Had a brace added, the original "U" shaped piece is a failure waiting to happen. This is a common problem on all older Taurus'. We should all look under the seat and examine that bracket for cracks.

Perry Toledo,Ohio

 

[DHMag]

i have a seat track for an 89, though its been welded on the right side. im sure its alright to use, cause the previous owner was heavy set and drove the car for 3 years after having the bracket welded. i didnt use it when i switched the seats in my 91. email me at [email protected] if youre interested.

 

[1slickRED89]

I took mine out and had the two pieces welded back together. Had a brace added,

you told me about this two years ago, Perry. mine just broke last week. did what you did, added another bracket. lateron, Corey

 

[olympic]

Same thing happened on my Sable. I took the seat out and welded it back together with some re-inforcements.

 

[zoomx2]

Okay..going to hit the yards and try and find this piece and weld it up..If no luck, I will be getting back to you DHMag..
Found a SHO at a yard..but they wanted $125.00cdn plus tax for a whole mech..I just wanted the bracket..off to pillage some slo's..at least I am not the only oe with this little glitch..
?..how did you re-enforce the bracket
Mike

 

[pjtoledo]

zoomx2:
Okay..going to hit the yards and try and find this piece and weld it up..If no luck, I will be getting back to you DHMag..
Found a SHO at a yard..but they wanted $125.00cdn plus tax for a whole mech..I just wanted the bracket..off to pillage some slo's..at least I am not the only oe with this little glitch..
?..how did you re-enforce the bracket
Mike

The bracket is basically the shape of a "U" laying on its side. Just weld a piece of steel across the open part of the "U". Makes it very much stronger. All you need is a dinky piece of steel about the size of a thumbnail!!! Well, maybe a long thumbnail.


Perry Toledo,Ohio

 

[pjtoledo]

1slickRED89:

I took mine out and had the two pieces welded back together. Had a brace added,

you told me about this two years ago, Perry. mine just broke last week. did what you did, added another bracket. lateron, Corey

Howdy Corey,,, hope you're enjoying this weather as much as I am!!!

Perry

 

[1slickRED89]

hope you're enjoying this weather as much as I am!!!

i think that the road crews are TRYING to dump as much salt as possible on the roads, especally at intersections when they have to stop. the piles of salt are like speed bumps, 6" high in some places. anyhow, have you seen my new SHO? the silver 1990. well, really, it's white now but under all the salt build-up it's silver. lateron, Corey.

 

[edmontonsho]

Mike, which yard did you find the SHO at?

 

[zoomx2]

Edmontonsho...Ifound the car at Impala auto..just down the road by the tracks off winterburn road.
Its a 89 white,grey interior. By what I could see ( it was buried under 2-3 feet of snow), it was in a front end accident, but still driveable, the guy I went into the yard with said they drove it around for a week before they were told to park it. Prob is the boss knows its value, and rarity,in this area.
Might still go back if i cannot get the track out of that sable at pick your part
Mike