Have a Sears/Craftsman rototiller (6-HP Roto-spader, circa early 1970's) with a friction liner clutch that operates through a lever-operated clutch yoke.It's a vertical shaft affair below the engine crank shaft, with the drive and driven plates about 3" in diameter. The drive plate looks like a small, heavy pie plate and the liner would be the edge of the pie crust. The driven plate fits inside and transmits power through the liner at the tapered plate edges. The liner may have been about 1/8" to 3/16" thick when new, and it's held inside the drive plate with a retaining ring. The manufacturer claims it's an Atlas clutch, but has no further information. The only Atlas I've found info on is Atlas Tool and Manufacturing in St. Louis that also made snow blowers, and is no longer in business. Unfortunately, the liner is very thin and in several pieces. Does anybody know about this style of clutch, if it was used on a variety of equipement, and if there may be parts around, used or otherwise? Other than gluing in a Rube G. liner, any ideas. Not sure what material to even consider, but brake pads and other clutch pad materials come to mind. As long as it doesn't slip too much, I don't think it gets incredibly hot. Thanks. /s/ Kevin
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