Dinette table removal

[Nancy]

On our 2005 35CB, the dinette table goes up and down just fine, but it doesn't come all the way the way the one on our 28TE did. When we raise it all the way up, there's a stop that it hits. So we had to remove the table and pedestal as one entire unit, which inconveniently is a two-person job.

Is there a trick to lifting the table off the tube (or the tube off the base)?

[Sanatee]

My 96 32+2 has similar pedestal, but I can remove the table top from pedestal which makes it much easier.