Jason Stevens told me that "We’ve seen them pretty bent and they work fine." If they're not too severely warped, wouldn't be too much of a problem. I only replace it when it's severely warped. Integrity seems to be okay. I'll have to double check once I pull it out again. I can send you a more in-depth video if it helps.

What are you on? "Ass" is literally another word for donkey. Google it up. And fyi, it's my channel, my rules. Don't be acting like a dictator on my channel if you can't handle it 💀💀💀

Bruh don't be a dictator

Yeah I love how this combination looks for this fan. One of my favorite 2014 introductions.

Before the flywheel tool kit was made. Tom Frampton (former co-owner of Casablanca and CEO of Fanimtion) said in the past that service centers would remove the spring clip inside the switch housing first, then use a gear / bearing puller to remove the switch housing. Service centers in the past would have a press to press the switch housing back in. Since Hunter's acquisition of Casablanca in 1996, they no longer use a gear / bearing puller to remove the switch housing from the bottom and a press to put the switch housing back in. They had a special flywheel tool kit only given to Casablanca service centers that had the retaining ring tool that pushes all the barbs on top to hold the shaft in place and to punch the switch housing back in, and the center shaft removal tool is threaded on said retaining ring tool to punch the switch housing out from the top of the motor. When removing the switch housing, we follow with removing the switch housing by removing the fan from the ceiling, then dismantle the downrod, electronics, fishing wires out of the switch housing, removing spring from top of the motor, and punching the shaft out. They also had a top grill block to prevent damaging the top end bell for XLP fans during the process of punching the shaft in as the XLP shafts are knurled on both sides, making it harder to press it in. It's possible to punch XLP shaft into the XLP motor without the top grill block, but you want to be cautious with using gentle taps to punch it in. As for the flywheel, your Stealth fan is a troublesome fan knowing the heavy blade hub would pull stress on the flywheel and the heat of the halogen light will occasionally warp the flywheel. The best solution is to upgrade the flywheel from rubber to aluminum: fanmanlighting.com/shop/new-repair-replacement-parts/casablanca-fan-parts/aluminum-flywheel For a Stealth fan that was manufactured in 2004, you'll have an XLP2000 motor with an XLP shaft with both knurled ends on each side and use 6205zz bearings. You'll need to be very careful with the weight of hammer you use to punch out the XLP shaft. Avoid using a 1lb hammer to punch the shaft out as you'll run the risk of mushrooming the XLP shaft. I learned that the hard way when working on the XLP2000 New Orleans II. Always use a 3-6lb hammer as not only you'll remove the XLP shaft easier, but it won't have the shaft mushroomed inwards. Use a socket bit as a punch tool similar in size to the shaft, be cautious with the socket bits that you use. You don't want to use a socket bit that would get stuck inside or flatten the shaft. You can also use socket bits slightly large then the diameter of the shaft first, then transition using a socket bit similar in size to the shaft once the shaft is flush with the top end bell of the motor (which works better for me). Andrew Wu has a good example of replacing the flywheel and bearings: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ammWiHyBep2Fd5o. Removing the switch housing on an XLP Casablanca: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKm4oHerbryqn5I. The XLPs have 4 threads around the lip on the top end bell of the motor, meaning that you'll have to use an 11/32 hex nut screwdriver, wrench, or a ratchet with an 11/32 socket bit to remove the hex nuts. The downrod is held down with 3 5/16" hex nuts. 2 hammers that I use are strongly recommended to remove the XLP shaft (will also work with K55 shafts that has grooves on each side): -4lb hammer: www.harborfreight.com/4-lb-hardwood-engineers-hammer-69240.html -5lb hammer: www.harborfreight.com/5-lb-neon-orange-dead-blow-hammer-59487.html You can reuse the old spring clip, but it's not recommended as they're meant to be one-use only. The spring clips are 9/16", so you'll need a 9/16" socket bit to punch the spring clip in, just make sure the barbed ends are facing upwards. You can use a flat-head screwdriver to get the spring clip more flush to the motor: www.mscdirect.com/product/details/67156240 Use a 1x6" steel pipe to punch the bearings into the rotor. I recommend using a galvanized steel pipe as the black steel pipes tend to have oil in there. www.homedepot.com/p/STZ-1-in-x-6-in-Galvanized-Steel-Nipple-PDG-N1X6/316930283 As for removing the bearings, you'll need to use a 5/8" socket bit and a 7/16" socket bit that fits a 1/4" ratchet for the screw base in the center of the bearing puller sits flush. This is the bearing puller this is what I use: www.carparts.com/details/Univ/oemtools/jaw_grip_puller/g5225901.html I appreciate that the video is helpful. If you have anymore questions or want to follow-up, you're more than welcome to comment here or email me at [email protected]. Hope this helps!

Adin, thanks for sharing your knowledge and advice! I will use your suggestions to swap out the flywheel. You are a wealth of knowledge and thanks again for posting these videos.

@@AR-up4xe happy to hear that this is helpful. Good luck with the flywheel replacement.

Not worth it. Once my cousin is done with college, it'll be left behind.

Yeah I've heard they're not friendly to showrooms anymore, and said showrooms don't like that.

Not friendly to showrooms? As in egowise or refusing to display products in showrooms

@@theogceilingfanman as FANtastic Fans stated in the commented, they sell directly to designers. Making it very hard for showrooms.

Pretty sure the outer row on the flywheel has the 4/6 blade capability like the 42" Design House Manhattans had. Never heard of a Kontrust fan that only had the 5/6 blade capability. Try skipping some of the holes on the outer row for the 4/6 blade configuration to see if it helps.

The fact those prices are high are crazy. But I do totally agree that some of their fans have good designs to begin with.

@@AdinPanthersFanHobby I mean I absolutely adore mine but the receiver issues have permanently stained the brand for me

@@FANtasticFans82 I see. I've heard that their business model is absolutely abhorrent as they're not friendly towards showrooms anymore. They don’t like that.

@@AdinPanthersFanHobby That is true. They sell directly to designers so they make it very hard for showrooms

Nope. Homestead never had the option to have a 5 blade configuration since 12 blade screws on the flywheel are equally spaced 30 degrees apart.

@@AdinPanthersFanHobby heh I wonder why they skipped 5 blade which it is barbaric

The brand name is Encon stated in the video title.

Despite the fact I follow through Cole's advice, it took me by surprise that it's still there.

@@AdinPanthersFanHobby I think Cole exaggerated the recall a bit, keep in mind there are millions of Casablancas still hanging just fine, and they only did it out of an abundance of caution. It has to be a very rare case for a fan to fall.

@@CeilingFanRescue yeah after I rewatched Dan's workbench video where he says they're more prone to falling out from recalled Hang-Trus on sloped ceilings and less on standard ceilings, it did make sense for Casablanca to issue the recall just to be safe.

Yeah the Plums don't show up that often. Usually Altus fans are more common than Plums.

My favorite is the plum. but sometimes the Altus.

It's definitely worth a visit for sure. I intended to get a photo of it in the past since April of 2019, but never got a chance to do it until now. Better late than never.

Good point, I never really knew that some Walmarts get expanded to a supercenter.

That's life as a fan collector on the verge to document fans at a college with a crap load of fans. I ran around in circles trying to get every fan document as much as I could lol

It's still in my aunt and uncle's house, yes.