Great idea - I'll try and figure out if the windscreen ones fit so I can order a pack (10 PC Windscreen Wiper Link Linkage Rods Repair Clip Spring - 1 YEAR GUARANTEE | eBay) and give it a try (the alternative is at least 10 times the price - if I can get the part!!)- any other...

Got similar problem myself, and baffled as to why there are no suppliers of this part for such a common UK vehicle, and no way to refurbish it! The AA mechanic who came out the first time it happened to me, suggested putting the finger tip from a latex glove over the linkage arm ball joint as a...