No that is not the problem. I have elaready cut the shaft using the AE cutoff nut. The problem is that the non threaded section of the crank (where the collet and flywheel sit) is longer than the width of the flywheel/collet, so the clutch nut runs out of threads before it even hits the flywheel. The only way I can solve this is by putting 4 or more washers behind the collet....but that just seems like way too many to me. I have been told to use no more than 2 washers, but even 2 washers isnt enough. Any other ideas? Thanks