The joint of the left, i beat up trying to press in. the joint on the right is untouched..... I have screwed up two of these trying MY BEST to press them in. problem is the dust boot is in the way and doesnt seem to be removable??? the force of pressing is busting the dust boot. all the videos i see people dont have a dust boot on.

any help would be appreciated... so damn frustrated. auto shop says "ohh just bring it in and well press them" ---- right ---- right after i get the axel out OR put the whole damn front end back together. i wanna get this done and done right!! there's gotta be a way!

 

What brand of ball joints are these? The boots should be removable. I used Moog when I did mine.