S10/T10 Blazer 4WD V6-262 4.3L (1989)
Installing The Upper Ball Joint
REMOVE OR DISCONNECT
1. Raise the vehicle and support it with suitable safety stands.
2. Wheel and tire.
3. Cotter pin (130) and Nut (129).
4. Ball joint (115) from the knuckle (117) and support the knuckle.
5. Rivets from the ball joint.
a. Use a 3.175 mm (1/8-inch) drill to cut a 6.35 mm (1/4-inch) hole in the center of each rivet.
b. Drill the rivet heads away using a 12.7 mm (1/2-inch) drill.
c. Using a pin punch, remove the rivets.
6. Ball joint.
INSTALL OR CONNECT
1. Ball joint (115) to the control arm (101).
CAUTION: When fasteners are removed, always reinstall them at the same location from which they were removed and use the correct torque
value. If a fastener needs to be replaced, use a fastener of the correct size and strength. Failure to do so may result in component/system damage or
malfunction.
2. Bolts and nuts to the ball joint and tighten to 23 Nm (17 ft lbs).
3. Ball joint to the knuckle (117).
4. Nut (129) and tighten to 83 Nm (61 ft lbs). Tighten the nut to align the cotter pin, but do NOT tighten more than 1/8 turn.
5. New cotter pin (130) and bend the pin ends against the nut.
6. Lower the vehicle.
7. Check front end alignment.
