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I'll start by saying I had a xingyue ita 150 & never had any problems. Basically I never had to repair much and i got a taotao paladin 150 a few months back used. Shortly after getting it I noticed it started skipping especially when trying gaining higher speeds. I thought it was gas/carb issues or something. I was riding around 50mph a couple weeks ago and it quit going. The cvt belt was shredded inside but I was able to make out the part number 835-20-30 so I ordered a new one. I cleaned inside the housing as good as I could and put the belt on without taking the variator off. Now its stuck in high gear and wont go into low gear. Never had this issue before. Now im thinking the skipping was possibly the belt missing teeth. I don't think the clutch would go bad if it was fine before. I'm gonna take it apart tomorrow and see if I see anything. Another question I have is about the kick start. I don't know the exact names of the parts but inside the cvt housing are the two rods with cogs on them. The one closest to the variator and not the one that actually holds the kick lever has apparently gotten out of alignment. Can I just take the kick start out and have only the clutch and variator? My electric start works fine and I think something was broken or out of alignment on the kick start and is possibly the reason the belt shredded. I am limited with what tools I have. I've had the toughest 8 months of my life. Any suggestions on fixes? I'm pretty much limited to socket set. No impact wrench, torch or anything. I could probably borrow tools but it'd be a long walk to get them.