a clutch disc assembly for use in friction clutches of automotive vehicles has a hub with two spaced - apart annular guides and a mounting flange between the guides . a clutch disc is rotatable relative to the hub from a neutral position and surrounds the flange . the initial stage or stages of rotation of the clutch disc relative to the hub are opposed by one or more friction pads which are interposed between the clutch disc and one of the guides and / or between the clutch disc and the flange . further rotation of the clutch disc relative to the hub is opposed by a friction disc which is adjacent to the outer side of and is biased against the other guide with the interposition of one or more friction pads . the clutch disc has projections which extend in parallelism with the axis of the hub , first with smaller clearance through relatively wide cutouts of the other guide and thereupon with larger clearance through narrower cutouts of the friction disc so that the projections can entrain the friction disc while rotating relative to the hub and that joint rotation of the two discs is terminated when the projections strike against the other guide .