gaskets for steering column

The gasket/grommet goes between the two baseplates and gets squashed against the column as they are bolted down. I have my 64 Valiant column out, and am re-using the gasket. It looks like a buna-N O-ring. If degraded, I would try my O-ring stash, Ace, or make one from my universal kit (cut & super-glue). It simply blocks engine fumes and avoids metal-metal contact, so many things would work. Column-shift columns may differ (thicker?). My white firewall gasket was re-usable, but if not I would just cut a new one from the white foam bags that electronics ship in (might be what p.o. did). My 64 surprisingly has the black rubber cap that seals the end of the column tube. They usually disintegrate from engine heat. They block engine fumes from coming up the tube. My 65 didn't have the cap, so I cut 2 overlapping "washers" from plexiglass and glued one inside the tube and the other to the shaft. Probably overkill. One guy here posted installing a ball-bearing in the end of the tube. I don't think the DMT cap (linked above) was available then. A little pricey, but looks very well made.