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Oster 3905 Lever Spring Replacement

Introduction

This guide will show you how to replace the lever springs on your Oster 3905 toaster.

What you need

  1. Oster 3905 Lever Spring Replacement, Slot Levers: step 1, image 1 of 1

    • Firmly grip your hand around the slot lever.

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  2. Oster 3905 Lever Spring Replacement: step 2, image 1 of 1

    • Stabilize the toaster by placing your hand on top.

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

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  4. Oster 3905 Lever Spring Replacement: step 4, image 1 of 1

    • Both slot levers can be removed.

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  5. Oster 3905 Lever Spring Replacement, Outer Shell: step 5, image 1 of 1

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

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    • Take off both rubber feet using a small metal spudger.

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

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  8. Oster 3905 Lever Spring Replacement: step 7, image 1 of 1

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

    • There are two screws under the rubber feet.

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  9. Oster 3905 Lever Spring Replacement: step 8, image 1 of 1

    • Place the toaster right side up.

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

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  11. Oster 3905 Lever Spring Replacement: step 10, image 1 of 1

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

    • The shell will not completely come off until the motherboard is removed in the next step.

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

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

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    • 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.

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

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    • 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.

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  17. Oster 3905 Lever Spring Replacement: step 16, image 1 of 2 Oster 3905 Lever Spring Replacement: step 16, image 2 of 2

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

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Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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2 Comments

Where's the fix?

D Unger - Reply

Yeah. You just remove the spring? And then what? Surely removing the spring is not the fix.

kryshu - Reply

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