Is my drive shaft too short?

When I saw the wear on the slip yoke. I figured that the tail shaft bushing must be shot. So a took the trans to a friend to be checked out and have the bushing replaced. When I went to pick it up, he said that he had something to show me. Take a good look at the old bushing......

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is that the spring from the seal lip?