Section 540 (Body - Interior & Exterior): Liftgate: Handle: Installation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Position the latch handle (2) onto the outside of the liftgate.
- Working through the clearance hole in the inside of the liftgate panel, install and tighten the two nuts (1) that secure the handle to the liftgate. Tighten the screws to 9 N.m (7 ft. lbs.).
- Connect actuator rod (2).
- Connect the electrical connector of the latch handle on the inside of the liftgate.
- Reinstall the lower trim panel onto the inside of the liftgate. (Refer to BODY/DECKLID/HATCH/LIFTGATE/TAILGATE/TRIM PANEL/LOWER - INSTALLATION) .
- Reconnect the battery negative cable.
- Close the liftgate.