The invention relates to a universal joint (1) comprising a spider (2) provided with four staggered journals (3). A socket (4) comprising an axial bearing (11) in addition to a radial bearing (7) is associated with each journal (3). Said axial bearing (11) comprises rolling bodies (12) that are guided between a front surface (10) of the journal (3) and the bottom (9) of the universal joint socket (4).
