Actually I did try to use a puller as noted below. Only when I had determined a no go did I give a shout over to LR. I stopped by rover looking for the "proper" puller, it was not all that different then the socket and bolt technique below.
The master tech, said it was a waste of time, went to the back, grabbed his slide hammer and the proper attachment and loaned it to me for a second.
Those centering pegs can be a real bugger, I believe it when people say they have to be cut out.