Ocean Rodeo Sle Kite Manual - Repairing The Bladder
REpaIRINg ThE bLaddER
1 Inflate the bladder
2 Cover the bladder with soapy water using a sponge or
cloth
3 Look for any bubbles of air escaping the bladder
4 Once the leak has been located mark it with a pen
5 Rinse the bladder with clean water and dry with a towel
6 Lightly sand the area with the sandpaper provided in
the repair kit
7 Apply the peel and stick patch — press firmly
8 Place the bladder in a plastic bag containing talc
powder and shake it until the bladder
is completely covered. This will help to slide bladder
back into kite.
STRuT bLaddER REpLacEmENT.
1 Lay the bladder out flat with the valve side up.
2 Re-attach the line protruding form the trailing edge of
the strut to the valve (6).
3 Gently feed the front of the bladder and valve into the
strut.
4 Have a friend hold the trialing edge of the strut (or use
a weight) while you pull the bladder back into the strut
with the line through the bladder opening (7)
5 Make sure the valve is seated properly in the opening
and disconnect the line. (8) Note: There is a cut edge
on the valve stem. This edge should face towards the
leading edge tube.
6 Close the material flap at the end of the strut and
make sure the Velcro is correctly seated. (9) (10)
7 Lightly moisten the valve stem (water on finger tips)
(11) and then re-attach tubing, making sure tube is
seated completely over valve stem (12) .
8 Place clamp back over tube so that it is half way up
valve stem (13)
9 Tighten clamp with pliers (14).
10 Partially inflate bladder and check to make sure it is
not twisted.
11 Deflate the bladder and “slap” the front end by the
valve to seat the bladder into the front end of the
strut.
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