Axial ball with cushion

The invention relates to an axial ball joint (1), particularly for use in a steering gear, consisting of a unilaterally open housing (2) having a forwardly disposed housing pin (3), a joint ball (4) with a pivot pin (5) and a bearing shell (6 ) positioned (between the housing 2) and the joint ball (4), said housing side is provided, the housing (2) at its (with the housing pin 3) comprises at least one elastic damping element (7) to stop damping.