Ceiling Fans

I am disassembling my ceiling fan after the ball bearings ceased up and i got down to the motor and the mount that has the pull cord to turn the light on or off it is mounted to a brass bracket on the ceiling and it has no more screws and won’t budge, what do I do next, how do i separate the bracket that is on the ceiling from the motor?

When you say you’re down to the motor, just how much have you disassembled so far. You should have shut down the electricity supply first, then removed the blades, then the outer decorative motor shroud, (which is held in place by 4 small screws very close to the ceiling), then the motor would be exposed and is held in place by 4 more screws to a metal plate that should be screwed to the junction box set in the ceiling, (the part that holds the wires). If you’ve removed the outer decorative shroud and can see the motor the attaching screws have to be there somewhere. You’re just not seeing them. They may be screws or they may be nuts threaded onto bolt like posts coming down from the mounting bracket. Look a little harder. There should also be a hook-like thing on the bracket so you can actually hang the motor assembly from it while you disconnect the wires.

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