Manual steering gearbox

Later boxes had a bigger shaft. Went through this when I switched my 74 duster from power to manual. Ordered correct pitman arm and had an earlier box and it wouldn't fit on the splines. Went and found a manual box in a 73 up duster and it went on perfect.
Ok thank you that is odd the mixture of info I have heard both. Some say all manual have same size shafts?!?
Did you order the 74 manual pitman arm and it wouldn't fit?