Ball and trunnion boot replacement

Well I just did mine by sliding it thru, yea you have to grease the piss out of it. and the instructions say no tools. horse pooey ...use a paint stick, the ones that are about 3/4 inch wide and keep working it around pushing it in ( saves on your fingers) I wonder if one should try a piece of insulated wire looped around this boot one on each side and push the wire thru first, then once it is stuffed in one might be able to use the wires to help pull it thru. Hey it just says universal grease about an ounce or so What about bearing grease, that be OK ?

I used synthetic bearing grease. Valvoline I believe.