Been doing a bit more work today,
I managed to get the steering ram off after alot of fighting.
I found that the on one part the bush practically fell out as the rubber had disintergrated!
After persuasion with a socket i got the outer metal bit out
And heres the new one waiting to go in...
And guess what... its too small.
Apparently this bush is used on alot of cars, including the mk1 xm, yet on the mk2 to they incresed the bush size, and the later size is not available.
However the earlier size bush will fit inside the outer shell of the old one perfectly!
So i needed to get rid of the remnants of the rubber from the old one
Excellent, bush done, now to fit new gaitor on the end and seal the ram then job done....
Ahh, the brand new one is pre split for me

Thats a trip to duff morgan to see if they will replace it!
Just need to replace track rod end and droplink on the near side then im done!
Just got a 2.1 estate to break now....