Looking for a part number

[Raven]

I’ve started my 97+ dash upgrade. I am currently stuck because I misplaced a part or two for the steering shaft. It the firewall bearing plate that holds the steering shaft in place. The old one used two bolts to hold it. The one I’m looking for has three bolts that hold the plate to the firewall. The only parts I’ve found have the two bolt holes. I could use some help finding proper part number and manufacturers. Thanks 

[Limeyjeeper]

Here is the parts page for the 97 XJ steering column. Not seeing that as a separate part.

1997 XJ Steering Column Parts.pdf

[Raven]

10 minutes ago, Limeyjeeper said:

Here is the parts page for the 97 XJ steering column. Not seeing that as a separate part.

1997 XJ Steering Column Parts.pdf 533.78 kB · 1 download

I think it’s number ten. I may end up going to a salvage yard and locating one. I’d rather buy a new part  

[Raven]

This is what I’m looking at. As you can see this is the shaft that mates up to the steer column and then travels through the firewall and connects to the shaft that bolts to the steering box. It only has that rubber boot. I’ve no idea what happened to the part that rubber boot mates up to.  I went to the salvage yard and the two XJ’s of the right year had them removed. Blahhhh! Time to call the stealership. That guy is always a fool when it comes to asking for part numbers. 
 

Ok just got off the phone with the stealership. He said the parts are no longer available. He has no photos of what the parts look like other than the metal shaft and it has nothing on it .

 

I'm going to another city near by and see what they have on their junk yards  

 

 

[Raven]

This came off a 2000 XJ. It looks different but I think it may work. I’m unsure how this holds the steering shafts so they don’t bind.

 

 

[AZJeff]

3 hours ago, Raven said:

This came off a 2000 XJ. It looks different but I think it may work. I’m unsure how this holds the steering shafts so they don’t bind.

 

 

That snaps into the hole in the firewall.  On the older MJ's, I think the firewall will need to have the existing hole expanded to accept this new bushing/boot.

[Raven]

I cut, ground, and shaped the 1998 XJ firewall to fit into my 1988 MJ. I then bolted it on to match and mark areas needing cutting. But here you can see the different between the location of the old steering hole and the one for the 1998. It was my understanding a firewall bearing flange was used to center and maintain proper alignment of the steering shafts so they wouldn’t bind. The photo above of the steering shaft cover that plugs into the 1998 steering hole fits perfectly. So here is the photo of my firewall and then the next is of the firewall bearing flange I was referring to. 
I thought it used one with three bolt holes rather than two.