Setting up HEQ5 and aligning?

[Axeldude]

I've been having some trouble with the alignment process of the HEQ5 (regular one with tracking motors).

I'll describe the process of what I'm doing as best as I can:

1. First up I place my mount and level it
   
2. I take of the polar scope cap and screw cap for the setting circles and rotate the DEC so I can see through the polar scope.
   
3. Next I rotate my RA so the bar of the counterweights is pointing down (vertical).
   
4. I lower my latitude so I can align the reticule with a landmark about 500 meters away. I point the reticule crosshairs at the top of that landmark (antenna) and then I rotate in RA so the counterweight bar is pointing upward. after various attempts there was as good as no drift.
   PROBLEM: I once screwed the screwes a bit too loose I think and the reticule was moving around.. is this bad?
   
5. I adjust the latitude to my position (~ 51°) and my mount/polar scope is pointing North to Polaris.
   
6. Here comes the part which confuses my quite a bit:
   I need to get the reticule of Polaris pointing down (Polaris in transit) so to do this I need to rotate my RA axis. I understand that this is RA 0 on the scales, so I set it to ZERO and lock it in.
   I need to find out when Polaris was last in transit (HA) and set that time in the scales. But what do I do with the date scales?
   Is this manditory or just as a reference?
   For the reticule, when it's pointing down (Polaris in transit), how do I know it's pointing down perfectly?
   

Thanks for reading this, hopeing someone could clarify the process

[Freddie]

This may help

[Richie092]

This video is excellent. I was struggling until I watched it. I have gone through every video he has done now!