Bushing or not?

Can some one please tell me if there is supposed to be a bushing or bearing in the lower part of the steering column of a 70 duster floor shift 4 spd manual steering column? I just can't seem to get a clear answer I have read through many threads here. To be clear the car did originally have p/s but my son swapped out the box for a new manual one, ( maybe a rebuild ) I think it was from Rock auto?, anyway there seems to be a lot of latteral/ up and down play at the end of the column which seems abnormal???