Drive assembly including a damper and clutch plate subassembly and method of forming drive assemblies

A drive assembly for a motor vehicle clutch comprising:

• a damper including a plurality of springs, a first cover plate and second cover plate, the first and second cover plates supporting the springs therebetween, the second cover plate including an outer portion extending radially outside of the first cover plate;
• and
• a subassembly including at least one clutch facing and at least one support segment supporting the at least one clutch facing, the at least one support segment including an outer radial portion fixed to the at least one clutch facing and an inner radial portion connected to the outer portion of the second cover plate to connect the subassembly to the damper,
• wherein the second cover plate includes a plurality of cover connectors and the at least one support segment includes a plurality of segment connectors, the cover connectors and segment connectors being configured to snap together,
• wherein the cover connectors include a plurality of first pins and the segment connectors include a plurality of first slots, each of the first pins being received in one of the first slots.