I just did this the other day!, I love my reclining second row, now my daughters head doesn't fall forward when she sleeps in the truck
FWIW, I welded mine back together. I used various drill bits to get the rivets out. I drilled the Three for the main bracket out from the BACK, not the front as shown in this writeup. I figured if I was going to weld them, id rather weld to a bigger piece. Obviously, I drilled the gear part out from the front and just welded them up. Cutoff wheel took care of the stop pin fine.
Best part is, I bought a spare 3rd Row for $50.... so my 3rd row still reclines!! Im super happy with this mod. Thanks Nakman!!! thanks to you, my front row moves back and forth, and my 2nd row gets busy!