Forgot about the car the wipers didnt work on. we had a string thru the vent window tied to the wiper arm on both sides and the driver and passenger took turns tugging.
Done that on two cars, one Austin Mini and a Mazda 808.
We used a ratchet strap to hold the broken tie-rod end together on an '87 F250 4X4 for the 20 km trip down the mountain to the highway so the tow truck could find us. It was a long, slow drive but it held together. Of course, there was no cell phone coverage, so we didn't have much choice.