Well, thanks for the suggestions everyone! We ended up having to get new rollers for the driver pulley, they were in worse shape than we thought. We did run it several times on jackstands and the CVT seemed to be operating just fine, with the belt running the entire range. We ordered a new variator, also, because we had no luck rubbing residue off the plates. Also we had to replace the nut for the driven pulley, it was wobbling when we were trying to put the CVT back together. I think the head was bent.
So, hopefully, with the CVT basically rebuilt once the 2nd batch of parts arrive, the Helix will be running as good as new. If not, we're thinking of trading it for a Carbide.
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