The autozone puller is the way to go. I broke a couple of cheap ones before I got the loaner from Autozone. I kept it. I had just replaced everything on the front of my rig (tie rod ends, ball joints, idler pully, and pitman arm) before I got the recall done. They tore every boot they touched and didn't mention it. They used a numatic pickle fork. When I went back, the service manager tried to tell me they only tore two, but I pointed out that every one of the tears was identical. I ended up getting all new parts because they could not just replace the boots.

I will not go back to that dealership!

Good luck on the front end!

Anthony