Went out to OReilly’s and loaned a 3-jaw puller as suggested on the other thread by @nissanh -and it worked. I rethreaded the castle nut on the LBJ as suggested by @87warrior so it wouldn’t slide out.
No damage on the LBJ boot and popped it out in less than 5 minutes.
Thanks for the write up! I’ve tried the search function, but not so lucky finding it. But do we have any write up on how to remove Bushing No. 1 (front busing) of the LCA?
Or the method of removing Bushing No. 2 (attached on the frame) is pretty much the same as removing Bushing No. 1?