wiper linkage probs

hey,

posted here a while back about wiper motor problems. well i eventually got around to looking at it and it is indeed not the motor! bollox! so i took the upper part of the dash off to get a look, which didnt take too long.

basically one of the rods (closest to the motor) has popped out of the housing. i tried to pop it back in, but the flange on the rod and cable inside make it extremely difficult. also the housing has flared open a little bit.

as the night was drawing to a close, i called it a day, so didnt play around with it too much.

do you think it would be possible to pry open the housing insert the rod and then jam the housing closed over the rod? or am i going to have to replace all the rod linkages?

ive attached a pic, which hopefully should clarify things. maybe this is a common prob. i dunno. motor machanics and land rovers are all new to me

thanks for all your help as always.

I think your idea might work, give it a go, you have nothing to loose. You could maybe even fabricate a part to do the job, or if they don't cost much you might be worth buying parts.

Yeah give it a go see what happens. It looks as though the left hand nut has slackened of which could have been the cause of the problem.

well did i not notice the loose nut! it was dark whilst i was yanking the cable, the flash on my phone has done a good job. will go about fixing it after the weekend. hope i dont break it, i really really dont want to have to replace everything.