Figure 5-24.  Slider bumpers. Figure 5-25.  Soft links. 23. In the same direction you flipped the canopy, rotate  the container system harness up. 24. Pick up the front riser groups, follow them to the  canopy, and separate. 25. Pick up A lines 8,7,6, and 5 (10, 9,8,7,6). If you have  continuous center cell lines, follow the bottom seam  down and pick up line 5B (6B). Verify continuity of  the A and B lines, through the cascades, to the right  front riser. 26. Pick up A lines 1,2,3, and 4 (and 5). If you have  continuous center cell lines, follow the bottom seam  down and pick up line 4B (5B). Verify continuity  through the cascades to the left front riser. The  continuity check is now complete. 27. Tighten the connector links with an appropriate size  wrench. Do not over tighten. Inspect the links for any  marks or damage possibly done during the tightening  process. Mark the barrel of the connector links with a  telltale mark. 28. Move the slider upward from the risers onto the  suspension lines. 29. Move the slider bumpers upwards and into position  over the connector links. Hand tack the bumpers in  place according to the type used. 4.  A type of connector link, called the soft link, is  used with certain reserve canopies.  [Figure 5-25] Manufactured from Spectra$^{®}$ line, they loop through the  bottom of the suspension line and the end of the reserve  riser. The strength of these soft links far exceeds that of  the metal links when installed properly. If installed on  the reserve, the rigger should have the manufacturer’s  instructions to ensure the correct installation. 1.  Starting at the lower surface of the canopy, check the  line attachment loops and their associated bar tacks.  Follow the line downward to the cascade junction,  if applicable, and check the bar tack at this location.  Continue down the line to the connector links and  check the bottom loop and bar tack. 2.  Starting at the top and working your way downward,  inspect the steering lines. Check all junctions and bar  tacks, paying particular attention to the brake loops.  Check the security of the steering toggles to ensure  the correct attachment method is followed. If the  toggles are improperly tied, they may come off when  the jumper deploys the brakes. Make sure the toggle  matches the size of the brake loops. If they are too  large, they may hang up and not release when needed.  For compatibility, the toggles should be those supplied  with the harness and container. 3.  If Rapide $^{®}$ links are used on the canopy, check them  as set forth in the section on round canopies. The link  orientation and tightness is the same. Some canopy  manufacturers provide and prescribe the use of “slider  bumpers” with their canopies. These are made from  either webbing or from vinyl or rubber tubing and are  designed to protect the grommets of the slider from  Inspection 5-16 impacting the connector links during deployment. If  these bumpers are used, it is recommended that they be  tacked in such a manner that they cannot slide up the  lines and interfere with the slider during deployment.  [Figure 5-24]