Rival 16131 Toaster bread grabber spring replacement

Written By: Grant Haug
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Rival 16131 Toaster bread grabber spring replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

8

Time Required

20 - 40 minutes

Introduction

If your Rival 16131 Toaster has power but the toasting lever won't stay down, follow this guide to replace the spring.

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    • Make sure the toaster is unplugged before dissembling.

    • Turn the toaster over and remove the rubber bumper feet.

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    • Use a Phillips #2 screwdriver to remove four 12 mm screws at the base of the toaster shell.

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    • With the dial facing you, push the toaster base up and away until the base is just over the lip of the shell. This will disconnect the browning dial from the rest of the toaster.

    • When reassembling the toaster, make sure that the back of the dial lines up with the slot, both in position and orientation (the dial and slot are not perfect circles - they have a notch).

    • The only object holding the shell onto the toaster now is the grey part of the lever.

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    • Reach into the shell and grab the back white part of the lever.

    • Hold the grey lever with both your index finger and middle finger. Next, pull it.

    • Pulling too hard will break the mechanism that holds the grey handle onto the white lever.

    • Remove the shell.

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    • Locate the black, diamond shaped spring behind the white lever bracket.

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    • To remove the spring, use the tweezers to push the bottom edge of the spring out and around the metal bracket that keeps the springs in place.

    • Repeat this for the other side.

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    • Pulling the bottom of the spring out, lift the left circle up over the metal bracket that extends out from the bread grabbers.

    • Bring the right circle out, down, and around the bracket the extends out from the shelf that the toast would sits on.

    • Remove the right circle.

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    • Make sure that all the angles are similar to the other metal spring.

    • If not, then bend the broken spring to the angles of the correct spring.

Conclusion

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

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Grant Haug

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