I have some very serious reservations about what you posted. One question I have is how far did the steering shaft collapse after you hit it with the hammer? (A hammer has no place anywhere near a steering column) What other damage did you do to possibly the lock housing components and the bearing by driving the bearing into the shaft instead of drawing it onto the shaft? By not disassembling and reassembling the column using factory procedeures the safety equipment and functionality of the column can be seriously compromised and is dangerous. What procedures did you use to insure proper torque specs, shaft centering and shaft to coupler alignment? No way should it be posted until the above items are corrected.