Oster 3905 Lever Spring Replacement

Firmly grip your hand around the slot lever.

Stabilize the toaster by placing your hand on top.

Forcefully pull the slot lever away from the toaster by keeping parallel to the table.

Both slot levers can be removed.

Place the toaster upside down so the bottom is facing the ceiling.

Take off both rubber feet using a small metal spudger.

Wedge a spudger under the feet and pull up to pop off.

Use a PH#2 screw bit to remove eight 12mm screws that are located around the perimeter.

Place the toaster right side up.

Grab the outer shell firmly and pull up towards the face of the toaster.

For this part, you might need to wiggle the toaster to get the outer shell off.

Use a J1 screw bit to unscrew eight 8mm screws from the motherboard.

Take out the grey “cancel” and “bagel” buttons from the shell.

Use the plastic opening tool to remove the top metal panel by prying the 4 top metal tabs upwards. They will be able to slide through the openings and be pulled upwards.

Once the top metal panel is unhooked, lift and let it hang off the side of the toaster.

Use a metal spudger to pry the 8 tabs upwards along the metal that separates the two slots.

Pull the metal spacer upwards to release from the toaster.

Remove the spring wrapped around a metal rod at the front of the toaster, located behind the white plastic lever holder.