Last nut to torque down on the ball joint replacement project and turns out one of the boots had a tear in it. Are new boots an option? Seems silly to have to press this one out, order a new one, etc. when this joint is perfectly good.

EDIT: Doesn't look like new boots are available. Current plan is to order a new ball joint and just transfer the boot from that over to this so I don't have to re-press new joints.

 

I don't know of any oem-like rubber boots, but https://polyboots.com/ makes polyurethane dust boots for ball joints. You just need to know the size. I've had them for my steering bar tie rods for a few years without issue.

 

tear probably happened as you pressed it in. almost pinched mine when i installed new ones last year. those top ones can be tricky