Check out this linked 1948 Chevrolet Cab filmstrip that contains the below picture of your switch and control rod setup. There are no clips that hold the rod in place, just some small rubber grommets in the switch arm hole and control arm hole on the wiper motor. The bends in the rod ends through those grommets are supposed to keep it in place.
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