Steering column experts...

72 Demon-Manual Steering-4spd

Disassembled the steering column components and have a question.
My service manual shows an upper bearing snap ring that has to be removed...however, I didn't see a snap ring where I thought there should be one.
There are two "grooves" in this area that look like they should accept snap rings.. A "front" and a "back"... the back appears to have one, or part of one. Is this the only snap ring in the set-up and I was just misinterpreting the service manual wrong, or should there be two..?
Thanks for the help..!
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