Clutch for a transmission

A torque transmitting device for an automotive transmission, the torque transmitting device comprising:

• a clutch housing having a plurality of internal splines extending radially inwardly from an interior surface of the clutch housing;
• a clutch hub having a plurality of external splines extending radially outwardly from an outer surface of the clutch hub;
• a plurality of friction plates having a plurality of internal teeth and a first and a second surface, wherein the first and second surface has a friction material disposed thereon and wherein at least one of the plurality of internal teeth has an aperture and wherein the plurality of internal teeth intermesh with the plurality of external splines on the outer surface of the clutch hub;
• a plurality of reaction plates having a plurality of external teeth and a first and a second surface, and wherein at least one of the plurality of external teeth has an aperture wherein the plurality of external teeth intermesh with the plurality of internal splines on the inner surface of the clutch housing;
• a first spacer member disposed in the aperture of the at least one of the plurality of internal teeth for separating a first of the plurality of friction plates from a second of the plurality of friction plates;
• and
• a second spacer member disposed in the aperture of the at least one of the plurality of external teeth for separating a first of the plurality of reaction plates from a second of the plurality of reaction plates.