Steering shaft retaining clip

摘要

A slap yoke clip (46) has a side portion (54) formed configured to fit over a side portion of a slap yoke (44) and engage a nut of a transverse retaining bolt to retain the slap yoke clip on the slap yoke. An abutment portion (62) of the slap yoke clip (46) extends from the slap yoke clip side portion for abutting a surface of the slap yoke to prevent rotation of the slap yoke clip with respect to the slap yoke. An elastically deformable latch portion (64) of the slap yoke clip extends from the slap yoke clip side portion, at an angle thereto, for elastically deforming when a steering shaft is laterally inserted into the slap yoke and for returning to a relatively undeformed condition after insertion of the steering shaft into the slap yoke to prevent exit of the steering shaft from the slap yoke.