Thanks Guys... I should be more speciffic. The shaft turns fine, it's the for/aft and L/R action at the swash plate that is stiff. I am trying to locate the problem area, ie; the mixing arms, ball links, swash plate adjustment etc. I have been exercising the movements by hand and things have loosened up some, but I'm thinking they need to move more freely. I finally got my batteries and will be ready to run up in a couple of days. I'm wondering if I should tie it down and run it up and see if things relax on their own.

Thoughts...

cb