Thanks Doug. That's somewhat reassuring. That was my first thought: "Oh, no problem, I can do that!". But then I realised that the two halves of the tie rod are way out of line. I'm doubtful that a new one would actually line up - so I think that alignment needs to be checked. Admittedly I couldn't tell that anything was wrong whilst driving it home: but I'm feeling "rather safe than sorry" at the moment. We'll see!
Then all the fun of trying to make a claim against DCC. I have all the evidence I should need, both photographic and data from their own "pothole database" etc. I could just do without the hassle!
Mine broke in exactly the same place. The bottom lug part is not fixed to the chassis, it just sits on the chassis rail and pokes through the hole. So before driving any further, I would remove that part, in case it falls out on the road and adds to the cost and inconvenience as I expect that part is not such a stock item as the rod. Although everything looks misaligned, because the bottom bit is a floppy fit, and the top hole is also a loose fit, it allows everything to pull into line when the tension is applied. Not a bad idea to have geometry checked but mine was fine after repair. Think the rods are somewhere around £30 to £40 each, and don't even come with new nuts.
