breezinup posted:I think what TRW is saying is the way I did it as well. A small screwdriver blade under the edge of the black piece and pry it off to pull the shaft out of the fan.
No. You can't pry against the black piece (underside of volume pot) because it's held in place by a nut on the top side, under the fan.
The only way to do it is to go through the opening and push against the fan from the underside.
Glad it worked out for the OP.
TRW