Outlaw Flyer,

I had the sticking collective pitch problem with the blade cp that I purchased this weekend and did the upgrade by swapping the washer and spacer. I don't know how much problem you had getting the allen head screws out of the end of the spindle, but mine would not come loose under normal procedures, i.e. two allen head wrenches. I striped out the hex head in one screw, and had to use long needle nose vise grips to grip the screw head. Had to exert quite a bit of force to break the screw free. Upon examination of the screws I found that they were assembled with a thread locking compound of unknown strength. The exertion tightening the screw at the factory, mushroomed the end of the spindles, and I had to beat the outside bearing off the spindle. Anyone using thread locking compound, such as loc -tite, should only use the blue as the red requires heat to soften. After removing the spindle along with the opposite hex head screw and spacers/washers were still attached to spindle. I used a 25 watt soldering iron just barely touching to the head of the screw to soften the locking compound applied at the factory. I find this type of assembly unsatisfactory on an assembly that is meant to be serviced. This may account for others having difficulty in removing the spindle and bearings, washers, and screws. If you would like to discuss this further please e-mail me at [email protected] or call 615-822-8470.

[>:]Yours Sky Cootie