Originally Posted by
rsrick
Without seeing pictures, I am going to go out on a limb and say that you likely bought a NEW. Cracks in the handles are an not uncommon occurrence on these. You have a couple of options - use as is but keep an eye on the crack or mix up some epoxy and using a syringe, apply it to the crack trying to get as much into the crack as possible.
By the end part, do you mean the knob end? If so, with some gentle persuasion, you should be able to pull it out of the handle and epoxy it back in place (if it spins in the handle, it will come out ... if it doesn't spin, it may not ... do not force it).