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Old 10-04-2008, 12:05   #1 (permalink)
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Question Bladder repair

I have a hole in one of my struts, always flat after a few minutes. Does anyone have any tips for repairing? Thanks
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Old 13-04-2008, 02:09   #2 (permalink)
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Ingredients:

1. Cord 3-4m
2. Bucket
3. Water
4. Bladder Patch (usually comes with your kite)
5. Glue (usually comes with your kite)

First:
Connect a piece of cord on your valve and remove the bladder from the strut. You need the cord to pull the bladder back in to the strut.

Second:
Fill a bucket with water, pump up your bladder and check where the hole is in dive you bladder in to the water.

Third:
Clean the bladder sand it a bit and use a bladder repair patch and glue to fix it.

After that, let the glue dry and test again, last step pull on the cord and check that the bladder is not twisted in the strut.
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Oh thank you very much, this is very usefull!
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