hey, thanks for the speedy replies. im freaking out here haha. i only drilled a few mm before i realized i had moved the drill and wasnt drilling the center of the bolt. well i had already ordered a new muffler "132106-754" from the outdoorking, i was hoping to keep it original and how it was frown whats the difference between the muffler i have now and a screw in muffler you mentioned? i did wonder what the thread was for :P if i was to have it drilled out and had an insert put in to retain the muffler that was on there, where would i go to have this done like what kind of shop? a mower shop or some kind of engineering shop? im not confident anymore haha.

Last edited by Brendan_D; 07/09/15 06:27 AM.