ORIGINAL: maxtheknife

It's pretty simple, really. I just take a short piece of wire and bend it around the paddle frame where the ball broke off and then slip both ends of wire through the linkage eye. Then I bend each wire horizontally (one left, one right) so the linkage eye will have plenty of up/down travel without restriction. It takes a bit to get it right the first time, but after that it's pretty easy. If the linkage is restricted, just unbend the wires a bit on each side till it moves freely.