Front windshield wipers come undone, what needs to be changed?

[knetrom]

Hopefully you will understand what I'm trying to say here

The front windshield wipers on my '97 Brava came undone from the wiper motor the other day. I tried to put them back, but of course this only worked for 5 wipes before they came undone again. What do I need to change, and is there a temporary "fix" I can do while I wait for the parts?

I made a drawing to show what I mean: The red part is the arm from the wiper motor, the one that spins on the outgoing axle of the motor (on the far right of the red part in the picture). The two grey parts are the arms that move one of the wipers each. The each have a hole in the end, which seems to just be put over "pin" on the wiper motors arm. The two grey ones come undone when the red one spins, and then I have no wipers in rainy Bergen, Norway..



It's so tight under there, so I can't se what I'm supposed to do. Are there some rubber O-rings in the arms that are supposed to hold them in place? Or maybe a locking ring?

 

[Sabre 23]

I don't know about the Bravo, but on the Tipo the connecting rods had plastic grommets that wore over time and need replacing.

The white bits:

Although, mine were black.



Mark.
Council estate lad.
And proud of it!
A battle of wits with the unarmed is no fun!

Member of the Guild of Experienced Motorists. Lapsed.

 

[knetrom]

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Yes, that's got to be the problem. Hopefully I'll find some for sale