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On Dive-Rite Original Wings, is the gasket that forms the seal between the bladder and the hose assembly supposed to be replaced whenever it's disassembled? On the wings I bought recently, this seal is leaking like a sieve. I'm trying to determine whether I caused the problem myself by taking it apart the day it arrived, and whether solving the problem is just a matter of putting in a new gasket. For the detail-oriented: There's a circular "ridge" that runs around the face of each surface that mates against the gasket. These ridges have left an imprint on each side of the gasket, so I think I'm getting a bad seal because I'm unable to line up the imprints *exactly* with the ridges. The diameter of the circle on the bladder side is about 27mm, and on the hose side it's about 33mm, so I wondered if I might be able to just flip the gasket over and get a fresh surface -- that seemed to make the seal even worse, however. The "Doing It Right" video shows an inner-tube used to protect the bladder. Should the inner-tube be used instead of the thin nylon cover (the one with the velcro) inside the wings, or over it? Also, do you use a "hole" or a "notch" in the inner-tube to make room for the hose assembly? In other words, do you have to detach the hose when you install the inner-tube? (tough to explain w/o a picture) - Todd
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