Connection device for a steering column of a motor vehicle

A device for connecting a steering column of a motor vehicle with a shaft journal of a steering mechanism, comprising a U-shaped coupling member having side walls and a web connecting the side walls, the coupling member having a transverse axis, the coupling member being connected to the steering column so as to be swingable about the transverse axis, each side wall defining a bore, the bores being arranged in alignment with each other, a tightening screw being inserted in the bores of the side walls, the tightening screw having means for securing the tightening screw against rotation, and a nut for securing the tightening screw, an auxiliary piece bearing against at least one of the side walls of the coupling member, the auxiliary piece defining a cutout essentially in alignment with the bores of the side walls, the cutout having a rim, lugs projecting into the bore of the side wall being formed at the rim of the cutout, the auxiliary piece further comprising tongues on each side of the cutout. The tongues projecting toward a center plane of the U-shaped coupling member and toward the web of the U-shaped coupling member, the tongues having front edges, the front edges bearing against the shaft journal so as to prevent removal of the shaft journal from the U-shaped coupling member.