[mr48chev]

I'd worry that the shaft wasn't bent enough to make the wheel wobble. I'd jack the truck up so the tires were off the floor and have someone turn the wheels lock to lock slowly with hands on the tire and watch the shaft to see if it had any wobble from being bent right there close to the bearing. A little movement because it isn't supported by the bearing is ok.
It looks like that bearing race is pretty well beat up from what I can see in the photos. That would cause the steering to bind a bit when you turned.

The line of drilled holes in the shaft tell me that who ever beat the end of the shaft up broke the plastic off the hub and then drilled a line of holes in the hub and split the hub to get it off.