Quote: Although if it is an 18 spline I believe you have to drop the cluster gear to remove tailshaft/stock.
Think about what you just said ... if you had to drop the cluster to get the taistock out that would mean it would also have to be dropped to put it back in. If so, how would you get the cluster shaft in after the tailstock is in ?!?!?! So no, you don't have to drop the cluster to get the tailstock out.
