As Rusty said, you should for sure look inside. Mine was only broken around the washer, but all the way around so the latch was totally loose. I welded, but then also backed it with a metal plate ( used a 4X4 electrical cover plate with a knockout). I drilled 6 or 8 holes around the latch hole,& plug welded the plate to the jamb then had to weld the "holder" to the plate. I had the Qtr off, so a little easier, but could be done from inside. Thought I had a closer up, but if you zoom in on 2nd pic, you will see plate.
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