Yea, thats what i was thinking. So if i was to get hold of a different shaft, with the forks that bolt on and welded clutch arm, that would sort my problems?

Mine is the later type with the bolt on clutch arm.

I have heard tho that the welded tops on the older ones are prone to snap... how true is this? Reason being, i dont wanna have to re-do all of this work purely for the fact i have swapped a decent shaft for a poorly designed one.