Friction clutch for releasably connecting an input shaft to an output shaft, it being possible for the friction clutch to be released or closed by way of a pressure plate being pulled or pressed by means of an actuating device, and comprising a wear adjustment device for compensating for friction pad abrasion, having at least the following components: - a drive for rotating a ramp ring with an overall height, a first ramp element and a second ramp element being arranged on a pressure plate, which ramp elements (16, 17) interact in such a way that the overall height is variable in the case of a relative rotation of the ramp elements (16, 17) with respect to one another, with the result that a maximum switching travel remains virtually constant; - a drive pinion with a freewheel toothing system for moving the drive; - a drive pawl for engaging into the freewheel toothing system, the drive pawl being arranged in such a way that the drive pinion is rotated in the freewheel direction if a maximum switching travel is exceeded, and having a pawl section for engaging into a drive pinion, a fastening section for fastening to an axially fixed clutch component, and a stop section for defining the position of the pawl section, the drive pawl bearing with its stop section against an axially fixed clutch component in an outer region, and the actuating device acting on the stop section in a central region, the stop section comprising a first stop and a second stop, characterized in that the drive pawl is formed from a spring steel strip, the first stop defining a position relative to the axially fixed clutch component, and the second stop being configured as a lug which is punched out, protrudes beyond the first stop and is set up to interact with the actuating device. - a drive for rotating a ramp ring with an overall height, a first ramp element and a second ramp element being arranged on a pressure plate, which ramp elements (16, 17) interact in such a way that the overall height is variable in the case of a relative rotation of the ramp elements (16, 17) with respect to one another, with the result that a maximum switching travel remains virtually constant; - a drive pinion with a freewheel toothing system for moving the drive; - a drive pawl for engaging into the freewheel toothing system, the drive pawl being arranged in such a way that the drive pinion is rotated in the freewheel direction if a maximum switching travel is exceeded, and having a pawl section for engaging into a drive pinion, a fastening section for fastening to an axially fixed clutch component, and a stop section for defining the position of the pawl section, the drive pawl bearing with its stop section against an axially fixed clutch component in an outer region, and the actuating device acting on the stop section in a central region, the stop section comprising a first stop and a second stop, characterized in that the drive pawl is formed from a spring steel strip, the first stop defining a position relative to the axially fixed clutch component, and the second stop being configured as a lug which is punched out, protrudes beyond the first stop and is set up to interact with the actuating device.