Is this Cayenne Driveshaft okay to use?

[pilotsmith]

Our '05 Cayenne developed a sudden bad vibration. I checked the driveshaft and noticed the center support bearing went out. Ordered one online that arrived today. UPS did their usual box thrashing and appears to have dropped the box on the end. There was no cardboard packing on the end that was dropped to protect it. There is a cap on the end of the shaft that is deformed. Is this something that may pose a problem or should I go ahead and instal the replacement shaft? Kind of hard to see in the photos the damage but here are a couple pics.

[RFM]

The damage on the cap looks minimal to me, i would try it. It is obvious if you are not comfortable with it that you notify the vendor about the damage.

[wvicary]

It should be fine, that cap is to protect the joint and won't interfere with the operation of the unit.