Java erased -> compile time type alignment - or Java Library/Framework code transitioning to application logic

I am Working on a configuration scenario for a complex distributed OSGi system.

I need to make the following transition at runtime on Java 7 (this code below is incorrect):

void someFrameworkMethod(...) {
    ....
    // arg 2 is of type Object
    // service is of type SimpleStrongTypedManagedService<?>
    updateSimple( service, entry.getValue(),  desc.getClazz());
    ....
}

private <T> void updateSimple( SimpleStrongTypedManagedService<T> service,
                               T value,
                               Class<T> clazz) {
        ...
    }

I have access to the clazz in question. Are there any tricks to get the compiler to "read my mind"(what I am trying to do above) or am I going to have to do reflection / MethodHandle trickery ?