Yup, moper is right. I was wrong ( my bad). The balancer will bottom out on the slinger or snout. But the washer is huge so you cant push the washer into the crank. If the threads on the bolt are a little bit shorter that shouldn't be a problem. Your maximum clamping load is 1-1/2 times the diameter of the bolt. For example ,if you use a 1/2 inch bolt to hold something in place then your maximum clamping pressure is reached when 3/4 inch of threads are engaged. Hope this helps.