when i was converting the draft tube to the breather/oil fill pipe on my 40-228 i was able to get the pipe to move left to right with the mallet but it wouldnt come out. i then took my porta power from the floor to where the two pipes are welded together on the draft tube and pushed it up until i heard the springs relaxing and tapped it back and forth some more then it finally came out. sometimes gravity is a wonderful thing.
