Vigilant II coal stove damaged "fire back" replacement difficulty?

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Derf123

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Nov 17, 2016
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Douglas Ma
I have a Vermont Castings Vigilant II 2310 coal stove that somehow the fireback got damaged. Never over-fired the stove, but this wedge shape bent away and deteriorated as you can see in the picture.
Do you all think this is drastically affecting the performance? I primarily burn coal, but in the just cooling off periods now I burn wood and it seems to rip right through it.
Looking at schematics I believe it is the "fire back".
What is the difficulty in replacing the fire back?
I am very handy but have never taken a coal stove apart before.The part is available and only $65 plus shipping. Worth the cost and effort?
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Thoughts? Inspirations?
 
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