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General Sport Trac Discussion
What did you do to your Sport Trac today?
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<blockquote data-quote="Doug Kaye" data-source="post: 1051653" data-attributes="member: 73761"><p>busted my arm rest by leaning on it to reach something in the back seat, stupid. It's a silly little piece of plastic under there, not surprising it busted. </p><p></p><p>The replacement part appears to be about $150, that is silly too.</p><p>part # is 3L2Z-78047A20-AAE available a few places, some Ford dealers, and copies on ebay. </p><p></p><p>Instead used what I've learned repairing Kevlar canoes, to repair the plastic..</p><p>Removed the vinyl and cushion which is still in good shape. The remaining scrap of plastic on the hinge was large enough to do a repair I thought. Used a leftover piece of 4x4 wood in front to support the broken piece while the epoxy cured.</p><p>Apply epoxy, fit the pieces together, paper towel under the break to absorb any dripping epoxy. Cut a piece of Kevlar to fit, epoxy over that. A sheet of peel-ply over the Kevlar while curing, to ensure good epoxy saturation of the Kevlar and a smooth finish.</p><p>Wait 24 hours, remove peel-ply, reassemble with cushion.</p><p></p><p>Now my plastic is bulletproof ;-)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Doug Kaye, post: 1051653, member: 73761"] busted my arm rest by leaning on it to reach something in the back seat, stupid. It's a silly little piece of plastic under there, not surprising it busted. The replacement part appears to be about $150, that is silly too. part # is 3L2Z-78047A20-AAE available a few places, some Ford dealers, and copies on ebay. Instead used what I've learned repairing Kevlar canoes, to repair the plastic.. Removed the vinyl and cushion which is still in good shape. The remaining scrap of plastic on the hinge was large enough to do a repair I thought. Used a leftover piece of 4x4 wood in front to support the broken piece while the epoxy cured. Apply epoxy, fit the pieces together, paper towel under the break to absorb any dripping epoxy. Cut a piece of Kevlar to fit, epoxy over that. A sheet of peel-ply over the Kevlar while curing, to ensure good epoxy saturation of the Kevlar and a smooth finish. Wait 24 hours, remove peel-ply, reassemble with cushion. Now my plastic is bulletproof ;-) [/QUOTE]
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