Oh no!
Fortunately it is possible to buy replacement bladders. Unfortunately, removing the old bladder can be something of a pain. It would appear that from the factory, the pipework for the hose connections and pressure release valve is put together with some very heavy duty sealer/threadlock, I assume so that the pipework can be fitted with all the joins at the correct angle and will then stay there without leaking.
I discovered however that by removing all the fittings at the top end of the mill so the bladder is free to come off, just loosening the nut holding the pipework to the press base (which is not threadlocked) gives sufficient play to allow the bottom end of the bladder to be released at which point the entire thing can be removed.
Fitting the new bladder is the reverse of disassembly as they say in all the good manuals. And the proof of the pudding is in the testing.
And if you’d like proof that you really don’t want even such a small leak in the bladder allowing the water inside to escape into your apple juice, look at the inside of the old one.
