You can get that thing perfect. At least you saw the basics and understand the idea. Now just play with it till you get it exact. You don't have to turn the link a full revolution, try small amounts once you get close. The long link that you turned and the smaller link that goes to the blade grip itself will both accomplish the same task. If you got it pretty close with the linkage coming from the swash, try popping the link off the blade grip up top and twisting it slightly. You shouldn't need a full revolution to get it perfect if it is close now. Just remember to stay on one side of the head with adjusting your linkage or you will have to check to make sure you didnt change the pitch range after you work with the tracking a time or two.

I don't know what it is about the align blades that make them track funny but I don't think it is really related to the quality of the blades because guys with the trex and everyone else with a 450 seems to like these blades and probably don't have as many issues with tracking. I like to attribute it more to the fact that the MT blade grips are designed around blades with fatter roots and some combination of spacers and setup really like to show tracking issues with those blades. I played with mine regularly until going to the kasama head and still have to track once in a while but it seems a bit more consistent with this head.

Your right on with the thought about trying to play with it and see what happens, its a good way to experiment and learn.....