Repositioning or reattaching a leader pin
Procedures involved with repositioning or reattaching a leader pin in your cartridge.
Attention: Use a repaired tape cartridge only to recover
data and move it to another cartridge. Continued use of a repaired
cartridge might void the warranties of the drive and the cartridge.
If the leader pin in your cartridge becomes dislodged from its pin-retaining spring clips or detaches from the tape, you must use the IBM® Leader Pin Reattachment Kit (part number 08L9129) to reposition or reattach it. (Do not reattach the pin if you must remove more than 7 meters (23 feet) of leader tape.) The sections that follow describe each procedure.