Patent ID: 7204517

Claim:
A steering column arrangement for a motor vehicle having an opening in a bulkhead wherein a portion of the steering column arrangement passes through the opening in the bulkhead, the steering column arrangement comprising: a bearing housing attach ed to a steering column shaft, the bearing housing comprising a flange having at least one radially extending lug, the flange having a bearing housing fastener feature; and a bulkhead collar for attachment to the bulkhead, the bulkhead collar having a bulkhead collar fastener feature and a self-aligning means for arranging the bearing housing fastener feature in line with the bulkhead collar fastener feature, wherein the bulkhead collar self-aligning means lines up the bearing housing fastener feature with the bulkhead collar fastener feature when axial movement of the bearing housing relative to the steering column shaft occurs during installation of the steering column arrangement in the vehicle.