U.S. Pat. No. 4,504,164 discloses a universal joint for connecting two steering shafts to each other in a vehicle steering assembly. The universal joint includes a pair of pivotally connected yokes. The yokes are fixed to the steering shafts. During assembly, one of the steering shafts is moved axially into one of the yokes, and a spring clip acts to align a passage in the steering shaft with a passage in the yoke. A bolt is then installed through the aligned passages to fasten the steering shaft with the yoke. The spring clip disclosed in the '164 patent does not act to hold the bolt in place if the bolt should become severed.