Inspection Lower Leg Strap Shortening Procedure •  Inspect the harness stitching for correct stitch length   tension  and appropriate pattern. •  Reattach the MLW to the backpad as needed. •  The stop end must be sewn and oriented correctly. •  Verify the chest strap is the correct length. •  The ripcord housing must be reinstalled and tacked. •  Applicable products: All harness configurations •  Description: Shortening of the lower leg straps •  Authorized repairmen: FAA Master Parachute Rigger  •  Materials: 5-cord nylon thread—color to match  original •  Machines: Heavy-duty harness machine—Singer 7–33  or equivalent 5–7 SPI •  Equipment: Seam ripper or scalpel  marking pencil   ruler  and hot knife 1.  If the leg strap is of the thread-thru configuration   unthread the webbing from the leg adapter. If the leg  strap has an adjustable “V” ring used in conjunction  with a snap  disconnect the “V” ring from the snap.  Lay the leg strap out flat. 2.  Remove the harness stitching from the rolled end of  the webbing. 3.  Measure the required distance from the end of the strap  that is required for shortening and mark accordingly.  [Figure A] 4.  Trim the webbing at the mark using the hot knife. 3.  For the “V” ring configuration  place a mark at 2 inches  from the top end of the webbing. This is also the “fold  to” mark for the first fold. Make two additional folds  for a total of four layers. 2.  Sew the rolled stop end according to  Figure D  with  the harness machine. 1.  For the thread-thru configuration  place a mark at 3.50  inches from the end of the webbing on the bottom of  the webbing.  [Figure B]  This is the “fold to” mark  for the first fold of the webbing. Fold one more time  for a total of three layers of webbing.  [Figure C] The shortening of the leg strap  while a relatively  straightforward process  is an extremely important procedure.  If done improperly  it could result in the harness fitting  improperly or the leg straps to come unthreaded and the user  to fall out during opening. Disassembly Reassembly 7-54