.........that your wife broke while trying to use it to pull herself up in the truck.........

Well, in case you didnt get the hint, my wife broke mine some time back.

But thats what I get I guess with a truck that has 12" of lift.....LOL

Anyway, here is how I did it.

I took some flat washers, bolts/nuts, hose clamps and Gorilla Glue (my fav)

I put the hose clamp around the end where it was broken and left it raised up so the washer would fit down in it. I put some glue on it and placed my washer on it. I then took my other smaller washer and put some glue on it and put it in the hole with the bolt and ran the bolt out the backside through the first washer. Then get the nut and and thread it on and tighten it all down and let it dry.

Gorilla Glue does expand so you might have to trim it off or if you want you can try a different type of glue.

Anywho, here are some pics and money saved from buying another handle.

 

Very nice. We think the same, a steel washer make much more sense than plastic.