Clutch Outside

A clutch outer (15) has a cylindrical portion (15a), and slits (38) defined in the cylindrical portion at a plurality of points circumferentially equally spaced apart from one another to extend in an axial direction of the cylindrical portion so that engagement claws on outer peripheries of a plurality of friction plates are slidably engaged into the slits (38). Each of the slits includes a wide portion (38a) which is defined on the side of an inner periphery of the cylindrical portion and into which the engagement claws (17a) are engaged, and a narrow portion (38b) defined on the side of an outer periphery of the cylindrical portion with a width in a circumferential direction of the cylindrical portion being smaller than that of the wide portion. The wide portion and the narrow portion are connected to each other through a step (38c) facing a radially inward direction of the cylindrical portion. A draft for the wide portion during die-casting is set at a value smaller than a draft for the narrow portion, and a die-parting face in the die-casting is established on the side of the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion. Thus, it is possible to prevent a galling in a product and a striking sound as well as to minimize the number of the slits.