Scary steering shaft/coupler failure!

The collar at the floor is loose, when you hammered the coupler back, the column moved rearward on the plastic slides under the dash.
Loosen the collar at the interior floor, push the steering wheel/column toward the front, after re-positioning the"shoes".

Re-tighten floor clamp.

P.S. There is a small pin at the coupler to prevent the shoes coming out, - it would appear to be sheared, or removed.