Patent ID: 7004841

Claim:
A driveshaft assembly comprising: a first shaft rotatable about a first axis of rotation and including a yoke with a pair of spaced apart legs each having a throughbore with an annular groove; a second shaft rotatable about a second axis of rotation; and a universal joint rotatably interconnecting said first shaft and said second shaft, wherein said universal joint includes a bearing cup and a retainer, said retainer being operable to engage said bearing cup and maintain a predetermined position of said universal joint relative to said first and second axes of rotation, said retainer including first and second radially offset walls adapted to engage said first shaft, said retainer being radially retractable from an undeformed state to a deformed state having a reduced outer diameter, said retainer being resiliently operable such that one of said first and second walls engage a portion of said throughbore adjacent to said annular groove.