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I've only done one, the best thing is a lttle bit of heat, cooling, penetrating oil and lots of patience! I used a mapp gas torch and never got it red, just uncomfortably warm to touch. Like Alvy said, hold presure on it, tapping from different directions, more penetrating oil and simply working it back and forth once it does break loose. When I bought my 126, it had a stack on it. I was going to take it off, especially after going deaf running a snowblower on it, but decided to leave well enough alone. Now if I want to run hi rpm's for a long time I have a small muffler that slips right onto top of pipe, or i put ear plugs in, depending how mad I want the neighbors to be at me! Roy