Oster 3905 Retractable Cord Replacement

Written By: Adam Dierkes

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Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

1 hour

Introduction

If your Oster 3905 cord isn’t retracting like the yo-yo you secretly still use, it may be time to replace it. While this replacement guide is pretty straight forward - watch out! There is a nasty little spring that will try to pop out and blind you.

Tools

Step 1

Firmly grip your hand around the slot lever.

Step 2

Stabilize the toaster by placing your hand on top.

Step 3

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

Step 4

Both slot levers can be removed.

Step 5

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

Step 6

Take off both rubber feet using a small metal spudger.
Wedge a spudger under the feet and pull up to pop off.

Step 7

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.

Step 8

Place the toaster right side up.

Step 9

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

Step 10

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.

Step 11

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

Step 12

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

Step 13

Rotate the toaster so that the back is facing towards you.

Step 14

Use the PH#1 bit to remove one 8mm screw located above the wire on the casing.
Then use the same screw bit to remove two 10mm screws found at the bottom.

Step 15

Using the metal spudger, pry next to the black clip found at the base of the toaster and the casing.
Push down to separate the casing from the toaster.

Step 16

Gently tilt the casing towards the toaster as you pull up from the base.

Step 17

Use the PH#1 bit to remove the three 8mm screws located on the back side of the casing.

Step 18

When opening the casing a metal spring may suddenly pop out.
Use the metal spudger to pry open the two halves of the casing.
If you are having some trouble only using the metal spudger do not be afraid of using your fingers to pry the casing apart.