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
[ 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 |
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