2000 Jeep Cherokee liftgate handle really pissing me off. I have installed five liftgate handles and they keep breaking. What am I doing wrong? The last two I had drilled a hole down the shaft that engages the unlock and put a steel rod and glued it in. But that didn’t even work, it just bent the rod. I have greased The part completely just don’t know what to do. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated

 

Take a pic of what you are dealing with so we can see what you see. Im a bit confused on the drilling part.

 

i adjusted the threaded rod to proper position and used a nylock nut to hold it
best fix so far

 

Turned out that all the lift gate handles broke because of the metal slide plate attached to the lock. I took off this plate and it’s been working fine since.

 

still working?

ive read the amazon reviews of different lift gate handles, lots of complaints of them breaking within a month, 3mos, 6mos, etc...

im wondering if you figured out the problem or just got lucky?