Toaster repair

[garyslater]

Hi - wet and windy Saturday task - repairing a toaster. I have got so far in taking the cover off but the lever covers are stopping the cover coming off. I have trid pulling them off but they don’t move - any other ideas? Thanks. Morphy Richards toaster

 

[foxhole]

A lot of small electrical items are assembled with no intention of making them reparable or easy to dismantle.

 

[garyslater]

Thanks - I wondered this - the handles are probably glued on as the last manufacturing step to prevent people like me taking them apart!

 

[Alec_t]

I have tried pulling them off but they don’t move

Try pulling harder!
Actually, it looks as though the small dents in the sides of the knobs could be effectively riveting them on to the levers, so removal might require use of a small angle grinder.

 

[bernardgreen]

If this is a hole then there maybe a catch that can be released by pushing a small screw driver into the hole.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

What's actually wrong with it?

 

[garyslater]

The slider on the left hand slots (most used) is getting really stiff. I wanted to take the cover off to see if crumbs or just dirt were making it stiff and clean if needed. From what I can see of the mechanism there is nothing particularly visible

 

[garyslater]

If this is a hole then there maybe a catch that can be released by pushing a small screw driver into the hole.

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Thanks - I saw that and have put a small screwdriver in but can’t work out any kind of catch to release. Strangely though there was a little bit of movement after I did this. Think putting back together, admitting defeat and a new toaster is the best option!

 

[garyslater]

Really annoying situation now! One is off - I can see a little catch that must have been holding it in place. Can’t get the other one to budge - have put a small screwdriver in the slot and ‘manipulated’ the plastic but still won’t move!

 

[Alec_t]

Can what appears to be a tab bordering that hole be moved away from the knob?