Hello aviator24

I believe you are having the same problem I had some time ago. First to answer some of your questions. No! the main shaft retaining ring is not supposed to come up near the swashplate. The swashplate is held up by two things, the linkage arms to your bottom blades and the servo arms that actually make it move. I "believe" you are suffering from swashplate separtation! This where the TOP of the swashplate stays connected to the lower blades and the BOTTOM part of the swashplate stays connected to the servo arms ACCEPT when with a hard landing they separate!! The top of the swashplate and bottom are fitted together from the factory with a crappy flaired plastic collar. Once you take it off you will see where the top fits down into the bottom with a flared out piece to hold them together. That wears out! they come apart under hard flying or a hard landing then you see that piece hanging low towards to main shaft collar ring and have to slide it up, ya godd a trust me on this. Check out your heli on what I have explained for you and let me know. I see a new swashplate in your future LOL.

JPee