REPAIRS
LEADING EDGE BLADDERS
CONT’
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If the hole is on a flat area of the bladder, remove the backing on one of the patches and
press it onto the bladder, covering the hole.
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Set the bladder aside for approximately 20 minutes to dry.
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Again, inflate the bladder and check to make sure it is now holding air.
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Deflate once again.
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Remove the valve plug from the nozzle and replace it in the Velcro closure on the lead-
ing edge.
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Tie each flying line to the corresponding ends of the bladder.
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Lay the bladder flat near the access pocket and fold it, accordian style, so that you may
feed each end back into the sleeve.
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Starting with one end, feed the bladder into the access pocket.
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Walk to one end of the leading edge and gently pull on the flying line, while holding the
end of the sleeve. Slowly feed the bladder back into this side of the sleeve.
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Next, follow the same instructions with the other side of the bladder, until the valve noz-
zle is near the hole and the bladder is fully inserted.
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Once the bladder is replaced, pull the nozzle back into the hole of the sleeve.
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Re-attach the Velcro closures at each end of the sleeve.
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Re-attach the nozzle plug.
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Inflate the strut partially to make sure the bladder fits into all four corners of the sleeve.
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Inflate the strut entirely or deflate it if you are going to store the kite.
