Yea, thosepush rods suck about as much as anything can suck. The way I Found most effective was to put the push rods in the z bend clevices before putting the zbends into the control horns, you just have to estimate. The way I do that is to sharpen the end of the push rods, then I push them into the clevice by holding the clevice against my desk, then I hold the clevice in such a way the I can grab the push rod, an push it through the clevice, then do the same to the other side while noting which way the z bends need to be in orientation to the control horns, any way you do it though, it's still a PITA! Normally though I get so much CA on my figers before that part so I can't feel the push rods poking me anyways I hope you get it assembled the rest of the way without to much of a problem, I just took my Turmoil out today, and I got my first chance to fly on a really calm day and use my 3d trims, that thing will fly knife edge harriers almost by itself. Although when I was fly and performed a particularly violent maneuver, I think it was a snap roll at full throttle after a dive, the firewall holding my rimfire broke off, so I made a nice and easy dead stick landing, it was about as perfect as a landing can go when your motor and esc are dangling by it's reciever plug, forunately, the esc didn't burn out it the time it took me to realize that the motor had tangled itself up in it's own wires. Otherwise it flew phenominally! I dare say it is in fact worth the huge PIA these things are to build, although, every time you build one, you get way better at it for the next time. Good luck!