upper and lower ball joints

[rhasta]

just found out i need my ball joints replaced in my 2000 blazer. was quoted @ 700$ u.s. can i do these cheeper on my own? have done brakes all the way around and wheel bearings already(driver side gone again after only 5000 mi) on my own. would almost rather trade it in than put up with any more poblems. only 80000mi. bought with 64000.HELP!!!!!!!!!

[Gabe25]

Is your blazer a 2 or 4 wheel and what year is it. I did my "94", & "96" blazer upper, lower, and control arm bushings. They’re really not that hard to do. I spent around $100. for each car in parts and about 4 hours on the "94" and about 5.5 hours on the "96" to do the job. My "96" is a 4x4 so the lower ball joint toke a little more time. I had to remove the axles to remove the ball joint. Nothing major, just time consuming. While you r at it. Now would be a good time to check your control arm bushing to see if they need replacement as well. Make sure that you grease all your fittings when your done.
For your Lower joints:
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...er+ball+joints

[JA no Y]

$700 is way to much for me. I had both of the lower balljoints replaced on my 95 by a mechanic. (they can be a pain to replace the factory set) The upper ball joints are much, much easier than the lower. I found that a floor jack helps a great deal. But its not impossable and it will save you alot of money doing it yourself.

[dbldown768]

i did both upper and lower on my 98 blazer. the biggest problem was having to drill out the rivits from the original ball joints. But i thought i read some where the 4x2 doesnt have ball joints that are rivited, not sure about that. Make sure you have a good pickle fork to help break way from the control arm.

[Gabe25]

If you have a air chisel. The rivets are no problem. No drilling is required.

[dbldown768]

yeah thats what i used, but the chisel was pretty much useless after cutting off the rivits... was a weak metal i guess...

[DINO55]

That $700 price tag is a freaking rip off...