Steering Column Woes and Questions - Connector, Lower Bearing, and Coupler

Thanks. I'll pick up a pickle fork. I didn't try that yet. And if that doesn't work, out comes the steering box.

The male side of the connector still seems OK. The female side has a pretty decent crack in the side wall though. I don't think it will come apart, but the next time I need to disconnect will likely be its last.

Anybody seen that bearing before? It's housing is cupped to fit around the inner sleeve. I'd love to replace it fully if I could find it, but a repair would be fine as well as it spins very free once I cleaned it up. Just need to add some bearing grease and get some sort of seal over the ball bearing channel.