New owner from Germany

sprdv1 · Apr 11, 2017

Nice.. Got to track mine down or order one...

broncojack · Apr 11, 2017

that led to a few questions:
skid plates? for the tank? or is that something else?
Extra Cooling Package? consisting of what? larger radiator?

Skid plates were on the rear tank and transfer case, you can still see the bolts on your lower frame.
I believe the Cooling package was larger radiator and the fan had more blades.

FRANKO289 · Apr 11, 2017

tody said:
so i finally got the marti report:

will keep you updated on the process.

oh, and it's nice to see so many people with a european heritage on here. over on the maverick forums, there was no one with ties to europe.

need anything ... il be over last week in june ! (HH & B )

tody · Jan 28, 2018

well, now i finally started on the bronco. had to finish the econoline first, that is now roadworthy.

removed the rear axle today:

underside all looks like this, muddy and some slight rust - but all in all a fairly solid condition:

but the downside to it is this, i broke the shock mount on the driver side. do i fix or replace it? if it can be fixed, how? have a new stud machined, weld it in? but then again, i could weld in new mounts anyway. will that be possible with the tank dropped but the body still on?

plan for the next two weeks: totally rebuild the leaky brake system with new parts, rebuild the rearend as it is leaking badly (through the splines of the yoke, never had that before).
i will try to post some pictures of the progress.

NicksTrix · Jan 28, 2018

Welcome to the club! Let's toast with a nice German lager. You've found the best spot on the net for all things early bronco for sure

NicksTrix · Jan 28, 2018

On your bronco rear shock mount you can grind the broken stud flat and then still a straight hole into the mount. Tap it 1/2-20 and just put a sleeve in the upper shock eye. Bolt it up and go
Leaky yoke can be resolved by sealer under the washer below pinion nut

landshark99 · Jan 28, 2018

I snapped the threads off one of my rear shock mounts on my 72. I found a grade 8 bolt and cut the mount back and the head off the grade 8 and welded the bolt to the stud on the shock mount. I did that to get it back on the road over a year ago and no issues. If I was restoring I would probably cut an tap a new stud.

1sicbronconut · Jan 28, 2018

Willkommen an Bord, if you're going to collect Ford's I guess Cologne is a good place to be!! My father was German for a small berg outside of Kassel he always touted Mercedes Benz but always jumped in one of my 4x4's when he had a chance

sprdv1 · Jan 29, 2018

tody said:
well, now i finally started on the bronco. had to finish the econoline first, that is now roadworthy.

plan for the next two weeks: totally rebuild the leaky brake system with new parts, rebuild the rearend as it is leaking badly (through the splines of the yoke, never had that before).
i will try to post some pictures of the progress.

Nice.. Look forward to the progress...

jduffent · Jan 29, 2018

Very cool, my brother works/lives in Wiesbaden/Mainz. My parents are over there at least once a year. They will be there in the beginning of April. I can't vouch for how much room they will have in their suitcases but they might be able to bring smaller things. I'm sure Dad would be interested in giving it a look over. My brother has taken them to a few car shows while they were visiting and they said the interest in the US cars was very interesting to see. Any idea how long has the Bronco been overseas?

Suzy

tody · Jan 29, 2018

jduffent said:
Very cool, my brother works/lives in Wiesbaden/Mainz. My parents are over there at least once a year. They will be there in the beginning of April. I can't vouch for how much room they will have in their suitcases but they might be able to bring smaller things. I'm sure Dad would be interested in giving it a look over. My brother has taken them to a few car shows while they were visiting and they said the interest in the US cars was very interesting to see. Any idea how long has the Bronco been overseas?

Suzy

Wiesbaden is pretty close, roughly a one hour drive. Would be nice to have a pro look over it

The Bronco was imported to Germany in late 2016 and bought by me in early 2017.
Does anything in the following picture look familiar?

D.R.Y. · Jan 29, 2018

welcome to the club. We are almost neighbors. I am in southern Netherlands. When your done we should meet up. trying to put together a meeting for European Bronco owners as soon as the list grows (we are at 5 now)

sprdv1 · Feb 1, 2018

spent a few Sat nights in Kaiserslautern back in the AF days.. I was at Hahn.

.94 OR · Feb 1, 2018

We have hosted a couple students from Bochum the last two falls. Fun getting to know them and where they come from.

74BroncoCO · Feb 2, 2018

We spent from 2012 to 2016 @ Ramstein and I never saw one bronco. Great to see there are indeed some! Sadly, we never made it to Koln, only drove thru. Wow, I miss the Euro-adventures!

Glad you posted up here Tody! I am excited to see you progress on your bronco (and other projects)!

Auf Wiedersehen!

tody · Feb 3, 2018

well, this project will take much more time than i hoped for.
there's no way this will be a quick and dirty job to get it back on the road - the rearend is already showing more things that need attention then expected

started cleaning it up:

axle shafts were pretty stubborn, wheel bearings show signs of rust. but i finally got them out:

the ring gear shows some rust pitting. at some point, the bronco must have sat for a longer time.

also, the carrier bearings made some noise. luckily i have a set of timken bearings sitting on the shelf.

it's pretty nice to have all the right tools at hand, i gathered these throughout the last 10 years working on other projects.
let's see if i can further clean up the axle tomorrow!

tody · Feb 4, 2018

here's a glance at the rear brakes. notice the lack of any adjuster linkage parts %)

rear differential is now fully disassembled. housing tag was missing/broken off, but casting numbers are date code correct.

cleaned up the housing - someone must have had a lot of fun with this rig in the past ;D

i need to check the rear housing for straightness, i suspect it needs some straightening after all the abuse it took.

.94 OR · Feb 4, 2018

Adjuster parts, or emergency brake parts?

74BroncoCO · Feb 4, 2018

The metal for the housing is pretty soft, and therefore scratches pretty easy. I've added an "skid" plate to the bottom of mine as I was worried the rocks were wearing thru. This to say, I will be surprised if your housing is bent.

You're doing a great job and the tear-down!

Skiddy · Feb 4, 2018

the bottom of the diff looks about like mine, not bent but used;D

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