Abstract: An elastic friction overload coupling having two coupling halves and friction bodies arranged therebetween, wherein both coupling halves are pressed against one another with spring force for transmitting a rotational moment, and wherein at the one coupling half there is fixedly mounted against rotation a ring-shaped element and biased in axial direction by spring force against the aforementioned one coupling half. Components of the second coupling half are arranged between the first coupling half and its ring-shaped element. According to the invention there are provided screws in order to detach the ring-shaped element from the first coupling half, so as to be able to exchange segment-shaped friction bodies or sectors of the first and/or second coupling halves, without having to displace the latter upon their shafts or to dismantle the same, and that the screws are arranged at the region of the outer periphery of the coupling and carry the springs as entrainment means for the ring-shaped element.