Cannot remove the steering column bearing. Frustrated.

I use a 2 jaw puller on the out side of the column with some tape

I tried that but it was so tight that it would have broke the column cover if I had kept going. The tool I made for it ended up working in the end. Thank god.

You probably rotated the column ever so slightly or moved it a little which is throwing off the shift alignment. Loosen the adjustment block down on the shaft on the transmission. A little bit of playing with that adjustment block and you'll get PARK working again.

Yep you're right. That day I got under the car and pressed the lever all the way back and retightened the nut. Ended up working perfectly after that.