OE from 70 Coronet, PS, console, restored for my 70RR. No bearing at lower end, just a plastic spacer. There is a shaft bearing at the upper end.
In the second picture it looks like the shaft is free to move around in the tube. How does it stay stable on the lower end? I have two screenshots, turns out the second one is for column shift manuals, but i'm not sure about the first (unless its the same). It's confusing because they put multiple pictures on the same page in random order without labeling what type its from.