All speakers are difficult to adjust. The bail can absolutely detach from the spool. There is a screw on each side that holds the plastic pins that connect the spool to the bracket and allow it to spin. Unscrew these 2 screws, pull out the pins, remove the bracket, attach the bracket to the ceiling, reinsert these pins through the bracket into the drum and reinstall the 2 screws. Please. Anyway, this device is ok, it's cheaper than my last one for about the same price. I don't like that theseโฆ