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You can also flip the friction plate around so the new side faces out! It's like turning your pants inside out for another few days of use. I use small tiny drops of grease to hold the material to the housing, have used qbond before though when my grease was out of reach.
After Beko's point, I agree. £2 for belts or £3ish with a new wheel or £20 on a new clutch. Makes it silly to buy a new one.