Steering box area of K frame need welding?

The steering box mount on my ‘74 was cracked. It broke right along the weld and caused the entire steering box to move back and forth when I turned the wheel.

The factory welds were sometimes pretty hit and miss. The weld itself was the initial issue on mine, but after the weld broke the mount itself cracked too. There’s a reason why all the K frame reinforcement kits include additional plates to box the steering mount.