Slider and Method for Repairing Slide Fastener

A slider for a slide fastener including:

• a slider body including at least a first blade, a second blade opposed to the first blade, a guide column for connecting shoulder opening side ends of the first and second blades to each other, and a pair of first flange sections placed on left and right side edges of the first blade and extending toward left and right side edges of the second blade;
• and
• a tab placed on at least one of the first and second blades, in which the slider body includes an element guide passage surrounded by element guide surfaces of inner wall surfaces of at least the first blade, the second blade and the pair of first flange sections, wherein
• the slider body includes a slider main member and a slider sub-member formed independently from the slider main member,
• the slider main member is formed by integrally connecting a portion including at least the element guide surface of the shoulder opening side end of the first blade and a portion including at least the element guide surface of the shoulder opening side end of the second blade through the guide column, and
• the slider sub-member includes the pair of first flange sections and is assembled with and fixed to the slider main member.