Oster A5/76 Drive Lever

Oster drive lever for pet grooming clippers.

Replacement Oster drive lever for Oster A5, Oster 76 and Turbo 111 pet grooming clippers.

The drive lever on your clipper is what moves the cutter blade when clipping your pets hair.  When the drive lever begins to wear out it may seem like the blades are “dragging” or snagging hair.  This is due to the cutter blade not moving evenly along the deck/comb.

Drive levers should be changed out every 6-12 weeks for the professional groomer.  Drive levers may not need to be changed out as frequently for the DIY home pet groomer.

Always try to ensure to clip clean and mat free hair.  Dirty or matted hair will put more pressure on your clipper and the drive lever and will cause the drive lever to wear out quicker.

Regularly changing out of worn drive levers will also help to prolong the life of the clipper as the clipper itself wont have to work as hard.

Worn out drive levers can also put stress on the hinge of the clipper and decrease the hinge spring tension.

If clippers blades begin to “rattle” or begin to  “chatter” or begin to sound loud, this is a good indication its time to change out the drive lever.

Clippers will run quieter with regularly replaced drive levers.

This is a wearable part and will require replacement as needed depending on amount of use.

Easy to install and makes huge difference in the performance of your clippers.