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Wiper assembly

It finally gave up the ghost on my E21. My wipers stopped working yesterday and 
when I looked to see why, I found the ball joint connecting the woper motor to 
the rest of the assembly had worn out its socket and the ball and socket joint 
was now just a ball and socket. No joint. Great. I regreased the ball and 
packed epoxy putty around the bottom of the socket to add more socket to the 
socket, but I dont know how much longer this will last. I'm also thinking of 
drilling a hole in the top of the ball and socket, and bolt it together to make 
sure the two dont come apart. Has anyone else ever had this happen to them. 
What did you do apart from replaceing the who assembly. I must say, that is the 
most SOLID wiper assembly I've ever seen. I dont want to replace the whole 
thing which consists of 3 ball joints and thick steel bars.