Well I went to open the tailgate of my loyale and the pos plastic handle cracked, now it wont open...whats the SOP on how to fix this crap!!

 

 

Thanks Guys

guess you'll be crawling into the back from the inside... yank off the panel on the tailgate and manually open it (to make access easier)...

 

 

--Spiffy

Getting the panel off will likely be the hardest part since it will be hard to get a screwdriver under the edge, Once its off (break it off if you have to, EA82 parts are a dime a dozen) you should be able to see the indent of where the plate is, then look for the rod that the handle moves. Move it and it should pop the hatch. Take out the whole assembly and swap it for a good used one (and maybe a new interior panel)

 

When finished sit down on the rear bumper and have a beer

 

Note that its been a while since I have been inside a hatch on one of these, but I think my instructions are more or less correct from what I recall.