The Align plastic swashplate has been the cause of much discussion. Firstly the swash ball invariably doesn't move very smoothly or is quite hard to move at all. Add to this that on some kits the swashplate has come apart in flight due to the inner swashplate not being glued correctly. In some kits there is an advisory warning to this effect and a note to re-glue the swashplate. Add to this that the early swashplate outer ball screws were to long and we have several problems to resolve. Firstly the outer balls on the swashplate are screwed on, the screws to do this on early kits were to long and protruded through and could bind on the inner swashplate links. If the outer swashplate screws are too long then dremel them to make them flush with the plastic.This is purely a case of the screws holding the balls onto the swashplate being too long. In the very latest kits they have been replaced with a more suitable screw for the job. The swashplate coming apart is more serious and several crashes are known to have happened. The swashplate should be prized apart and cleaned then CA'd back together before flying. The pictures below illustrate the two problems. Be extra carefull when using CA around the swashplate as it could easily get into the swashplate bearings and foul things up. Loosening the swashplate ball has several solutions, personally I inserted the shaft into the swashplate and then whilst exercising the ball I put teflon grease onto it. Others have used soldreing irons to heat up the ball against the outer metal wall. This heating up loosens the ball and can be done using a soldering iron pressed onto the swashplate ball. This method can potentially ruin the swashplate so exercise caution and watch for the plastic starting to smoke/melt which indicates you have reached the required temperatire and the ball should now be moved around in the plastic until it cools.