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good luck getting the new ones back on! It was such a pain for me, but luckily the kit I rented from advance auto had adapters to install the joints, and they worked flawlessly.
Do you have an air hammer with the pointed chisel? If you do un thread the bolts a bit and take the chisel to the head of the bolt. Try to stay directly in the center as much as possible. It should pop the hub loose.