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The best bet is to replace the whole slider, there will be a stopper at the top which you can prise open, remove the old slider and put a new one on, then close up the stopper again.
Thanks for the replies. I got a slider from John Chapman and I was able to replace the slider and I didn't ruin anything. John did provide a "how to do" as I never tried this before.