Have changed the clutch pulley belt which helped but I have also run lathe without drive belt and it vibrates from the clutch shaft have also fitted 3 phase Tesla motor that is really smooth so I know it’s not that looks like I to change bearings inside the clutch if that don’t work maybe learn to live with it !
Can’t help with mending the clutch, but having a 3-phase motor fitted reduces the need for one. Perhaps the clutch isn’t needed, fix by removing!
Single-phase motors as fitted to a plain Myford don’t like start/stop operation, which becomes a serious problem on busy machines. A clutch extends motor life by reducing the number of motor stop/starts needed. Myford clutches are optional because the number of start/stops are much lower on a lightly loaded hobby lathe.
Three-phase motors with VFD are far more tolerant of start/stops than single-phase, so much so that the clutch becomes the undesirable point of failure.
As my lathe doesn’t have a clutch, not having one is no skin off my nose! But is it one of those things the operator gets used to, such that removing it reduces productivity?
Dave