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I just did a site search on "steering column binding" and it returned many threads - these caught my attention and list several areas of possibly being the culprit:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/990726-steering-locked-moment-ideas.html

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/425615-my-steering-jams-yikes.html