On 1/25/2014 9:44 PM, scott wrote:
replying to philo , scott wrote:
philo wrote:

Tell him not to come back. No way is a crow bar needed.


You guys are great. Well, this guy has done decent work for us in the
past...he was just stopping by to assess the situation first, and tried to
get it down. The caulk around the top of the canopy is gone, so it twists
a little. But that's it, so the guy thinks some caulk got inside.
It really is a puzzle...someone else pointed out that the ball rod hangs
from something, so if it's lifted up, everything should come down. well,
it doesn't. I think at this point if the guy uses a crowbar and fixes the
ceiling (which he'll need to do anyway, since the new canopy is smaller
than the hole), then just get it done. This guy isn't nuts. It could be
he's wrong, but he's not crazy. Monday morning...stay tuned!


I might have missed something, here, but isn't there a center shaft with
lock nuts attached to a base plate which has two screws? This should be
inside of everything which would require removal of center hub/lights
(if present). Most ceiling fans that I have come across go together in
two to three stages. It would seem that you are starting in reverse
order for disassembly. There should at least be a center hub that has
a finished nut of some sort that needs to be unscrewed to gain access to
the rest of the unit.