I'm looking for the name of a part in the steering column of a 2011 Ford F150 4WD 3.7 Liter. The part goes through the firewall to allow passage of the steering column. The part is squeaking up a storm and it is driving me and the wife crazy. At first I thought it was the clock spring, so I took that out and it was bone dry, no grease. I put some white lith in it, but the noise continued. I did further disassembly and could feel the steering column squeaking and traced it to the firewall feed through.
Has anyone replaced this item? It doesn't look too difficult but the steering column will have to soak overnight to allow disassembly.

Thanks for any input....

 

Steering column shaft seal- perhaps

 

Any chance it is the u joint on the steering colum that's under the hood?
Many members have had it go bad, not sure if the squeak or not.

 

Sounds like Upper Intermediate Shaft to me. Thats the shaft connected to the bottom of the steering column, goes thru the firewall, and attaches to the lower Intermediate Shaft which then attaches to the steering rack. Try and lube the U-joints in these components prior to removal and see if it doesn't fix the squeaking.