Not sure of the term you use but I bought second hand drivers side driveshaft for my CDTi manual from ebay as the easiest way out. New are available online aftermarket or through Rimmers but not cheap. See the top of the page in this link:-
https://retrorides.proboards.com/thr...rollTo=2053738
https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/for...d.php?t=296358