Universal joint having a balancing arrangement

A universal joint having a balancing arrangement comprising:

• two joint yokes having, respectively, two yoke arms in which, respectively, a support bore, centered on a common bore axis, is arranged, the support bore having a groove;
• a journal cross assembly having four journals of which, respectively, two are arranged on a common axis, which axes intersect each other perpendicularly, having bearing bushings having, respectively, a bottom and an outer face, and in which bearing bushes, respectively, a journal is supported, wherein, respectively, the bearing bushings are received in the support bores;
• a retaining ring provided in each support bore and serving to fix the bearing bushing and for this, engaging in the groove of the support bore supporting on the outer face of the bottom of the corresponding bearing bushing, the retaining ring having a support portion arranged radially outwardly in reference to the bore axis and abutting the bottom on which pointing radially inwardly to the bore axis, at least one holding portion is attached that is axially off-set in reference to the support portion and is distanced to the bottom, thereby forming a gap;
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• a balancing weight formed as a ring, interrupted at one point, and retainable in the gap between the bottom and the at least one holding portion.