So, here are the pics. It took everything I had on a 10 ton press to get the pin out. As you can see the piston on the left is free to be acted upon by gravity. The other 7 are like the one on the right. Why would these pins be so tight in the piston? There is no evidence of the small end of the rod being heated. Just the pin??? Have a look at the bearings. I suspect that would be a function of the piston/pin's relationship.