That sounds exactly the same as mine did lots of movement in the steering wheel and a judder. For the sake of a fiver change the parts i said you might be surprised.

Ford part numbers
6147076 tolerance ring 21pence
6147075 bearing £2.75
plus v.a.t
Takes ten minutes to fit just take off steering wheel and stalks and the whole coloum pulls off you will see the bearing in the coloum and the bush sits in between the coloum and the steering wheel.