I've done it both ways. It all depends on which cylinder it is.  Front ones? Hose clamp. Rear? Pull the piston pin.

Think of it as a challenge. It CAN be done. And there is a sense of satisfaction when you get the cylinder pushed back into place.

Jim

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On Oct 18, 2013, at 7:35 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Mark D just used the hose clamp itself, which is the best idea I have
> heard. Wish I had heard of it when I had to deal with this. I have never
> been able to get a clamp to compress metal around a piston that was not
> that slick, blue spring steel that they make compressors out of.
> 
> Jim