Manual Column Rebuild

I wouldn't get too worried about it if I were you. The shaft is held on one end by the steering box, and on the other end by the little bearing at the top of the column. You can run with nothing in the bottom of the tube, and it's not a big deal.

On my car, I had a buddy turn one out of a chunk of delrin. It keeps fumes from coming into the cabin if nothing else.

Bill Reilly used to handle the nylon bushings - I don't know if he still does. 570-443-7440