Thanks for the grease trick it ACTUALLY worked for me! I grabbed a socket and tightened everything around the boot where it meets the firewall. Surprisingly everything was not tight. Next I did my best to get stp hi temp grease inside the boot from under the hood. I then greased the exposed steering shaft hole from inside the truck. So after doing this combination I took it for a 30 min test drive (hills, highway, side streets) and I couldnt hear anything. I’m shocked and I hope it holds up. i think the combination of what I did contributed to less sound entering the cab. 2018 silverado crew cab Z71