Would you run this rack and pinion?

Would you run this rack and pinion? It’s a new Toyota part, but UPS grenaded the box. The rack and pinion has some scuffs but looks usable? I just don’t know if anything internal could be damaged from rough handling and it’s not a cheap part. The pics are how it arrived, and the dealership said that they’re officially not shipping any more rack and pinions because UPS keeps trashing them. So either I return it and buy elsewhere or I run it.

Btw, is JTEKT the OEM manufacturer for Toyota on these?
https://imgur.com/a/wxcBf5h

 

I see zero problems using it

 

Looks like a dandy, plop that bad boy in!

 

I just got one of these too. Fortunately it wasn't battered by ace Ventura like yours was..
I was expecting another koyo.. are these what Toyota calls OEM now?? Hopefully these are better than the koyos. Anyone have additional info or opinions on quality for the jtekt racks??

 

I wouldn’t sleep till it was in there….

 

Very common for racks to show up like that.

 

I would not worry about the brand.

JTEKT is a supplier of Toyota parts.
Toyota was a big investor in the company that merged with JTEKT.

You can follow the trail if you like.
You’d be really surprised at how much Toyota is invested in “other” companies.