hot steering column????????

I agree with the above posting. My Challenger had the same plastic piece at the base of the column. The plastic was in good shape but the foam seal was long gone. I had an extra piece of foam from my DMT heater box gasket kit. I made a new seal using that extra foam. The only thing you need to do is center the inner shaft inside the column tube when you tighten the three bolts on the firewall. That way you don't put stress on the foam seal.