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New Ariens, friction wheel gone bad

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#1 ·
What would make a friction wheel start peeling apart with only 7 or 8 hours of use on it :(:(:( :confused::confused::confused::confused:
 
#3 ·
I agree with Shryp on all counts. My FIL picked up a 3 year old creampuff rider this summer with only 3 hours on it, and I had to replace the friction disk because even when fully engaged it would slip so much going up small hill the machine would just stop. Maybe it was a bad disc, but maybe sitting for two years unused did it in?
 
#6 ·
I just had my new Platinum 30 SHO serviced for this exact reason! Bad friction disc with only 8 hours on machine. New friction disc is better, but these systems are not robust to begin with unfortunately. Dealer said mine must have been defective and it was all chewed-up. They had it adjusted correctly to begin with too. No oil or any contamination.
 
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