[KTL]

The sleeve you want is a metal one, not a plastic one. It's a part from the 928, not the 911 and that's probably why your "friends" couldn't find it! The part number is as I listed it above in a previous reply.

You don't need a press to remove the bearings, you need a puller. Leaving that pushed-out plastic material around the shaft isn't going to harm anything. I know it feels kinda crappy leaving it in there, but i'd rather leave it than R&R that steering column tube again. That job sucks. I know, 'cause i've done it!