How to Change a Lower Ball Joint on a 2001 S-10 Blazer

1). Raise the Blazer with a jack and support the truck with jack stands.
2). Remove the front wheels by using a wheel wrench to remove the wheel nuts and then pull the wheels from the Blazer.
3). Detach the cotter pin and brake disc with a socket wrench.
4). Remove the tie-rod end from the control arm with a socket wrench. Loosen the ball nut.
5). Separate the ball joint from the lower control arm with a ball-joint fork.
6). Take off the ball joint from the Blazer's steering knuckle by removing the four bolts with a socket wrench.
7). Place the replacement ball joint onto the knuckle and reinstall the four bolts to secure it. Reconnect the steering knuckle and control arm by reattaching the ball stud nut.
8). Reattach the tie rod end, the brake disc, the cotter pin and the front wheels.
9). Remove the jack stands, lower the Blazer and remove the jack.