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1. A clutch assembly, comprising a sealed clutch and an adapter, the clutch being connected to the adapter and the adapter being connectable to at least two different flywheels by the adapter including openings positioned for registration with the connection pattern of the at least two different flywheels, the openings of the adapter comprising at least two groups of openings, a first group of openings for registration with the connection pattern of a first of the at least two different flywheels, and a second group of openings for registration with the connection pattern of a second of the at least two different flywheels, where the first and second different flywheels have different connection patterns from each other, the adapter being operable to connect the sealed clutch to the first or second flywheels of the at least two different flywheels so that the sealed clutch is not in direct connection with the first or second flywheels to which the adapter is connected, the adapter being formed as a ring having a circular inner opening defined by an inner edge the ring having a constant thickness and circular inner and outer edges with the dimension between the inner and outer edges being constant, and the adapter including connection tabs for connection to the sealed clutch, the connection tabs extending radially inwardly from the inner edge of the inner opening and having respective bolt openings for bolting the adapter to the sealed clutch.
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