you're the man. I used the link you provided and it worked great. I used a metal washer. Took about 30 minutes. The hardest thing for me was getting the plastic steering column cover off. I found there was a 3rd screw right behind the steering wheel, so you had to turn the wheel hard to the left then you could see the screw.
Probably saved me hundreds as I was about to take it to the Lexus dealer last week.