Patent ID: 8382598

Claim:
A damper assembly, comprising: a damper with first and second cover plates and a flange and with at least one spring circumferentially aligned with each of the first and second cover plates and having a radially outermost point; a modularity spacer assembly including: at least one fastening element fixedly secured to the first and second cover plates, disposed in at least one slot in the flange, and partially rotatable with respect to the flange; and, at least one spacer element fixedly secured to the at least one fastening element, disposed radially outward of the radially outermost point of the at least one spring such that every portion of the at least one spacer is radially outward of the radially outermost point of the at least one spring, and axially disposed between the second cover plate and the flange; and, a resilient element: disposed between the first cover plate and the flange in an axial direction; in contact with the first cover plate and the flange; and, urging the flange into contact with the spacer element, wherein: the first cover plate is free of contact with every spacer element in the at least one spacer element; and, the at least one slot has an opening facing in a radial direction away from the at least one spring and formed at an outer circumference of the flange.