Steering shaft retaining clip

A slap yoke clip for use with a slap yoke having a U-shaped cross section and slap yoke side portions including an aperture for receiving a transverse retaining bolt, the slap yoke clip comprising:

• a slap yoke clip side portion configured to fit over a side portion of the slap yoke;
• the side portion of the slap yoke clip having retaining means for engaging a nut of the transverse retaining bolt to retain the slap yoke clip on the slap yoke;
• an abutment portion of the slap yoke clip extending 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;
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• an elastically deformable latch portion of the slap yoke clip extending 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.