no it doesn't; Neither does the engine heat from the exhaust manifolds or headers.
here are some screen caps i found at work showing the problem i will get better pics later
this rag joint is wrong and dangerous, it is a little hard to see but the rubber is deformed and pulled into a U shape the studs are not making contact with the yoke either, basically the joint is 100% supported by the rubber doughnut this is 100% incorrect.
what cased this was somebody wanted more legroom and they pulled the upper column up inside the car with out releasing the lower clamp the wheel was pulled up 2-3" the lower yoke was also frozen with rust. so the entire column pulled back away from the steering box, that pulled the studs out of the capture fingers and now the entire joint is supported by the rubber isolator.
same car same joint after repair
the rubber doughnut is now flat between the upper and lower yoke. the studs go through the yoke correctly and make physical contact between the steering box and steering column.
should the rubber isolator be removed the steering would still be 100% connected to the box via the 2 studs. in order to make this repair i had to hammer out the lower part of the steering column about 2" getting the yokes to sit correctly and the studs to mesh correctly. the studs are just poking pass the upper yoke on both sides. one stud is smaller then the other in diameter making a sort of key for the steering column to slip into.
i had to pull the steering column in and out a few times to hammer the yoke out, then recheck fitment.
i found the problem because when i was working on my front end without the engine running i had to turn the steering wheel left and right and i snapped my doughnut, knowing that could not be right, supporting the entire steering system on a piece of rubber i began to investigate and discovered the real problem. I warned a few people at car shows about it, you spot it all the time its a easy to overlook mistake.