Not sure if this will help anyone, but it worked for me.

My steering wheel would go 90 degrees left before actually moving the wheel, so I found a way to fix it. shims in the steering shaft didn’t work good enough, so I drilled two holes through the intermediate shaft and power steering shaft. And it worked perfect

 

You know what is said about "quick fixes". Seems to me changing the worn out part is the safest and best way to fix something where safety is a concern.

 

Had to do that on a worn out F150 once. Just hope bolt will shear in event of wreck, that'd be main concern.