My 2001 Blazer (i just bought) had loose steering and a weaving in the front end when going over bumps on the road. In turns I had to continuously adjust the wheel to stay in the curve. I live in the Black Hills in South Dakota. I felt like I had no control over the front end and almost lost it on the interstate passing a camper in a very high crosswind. i was white knuckle drivin constantly. So second trip to the dealer shop they dug into her (been there 3 days now and they still have it) and replaced the idler arm, lower ball joints (2), all 4 shocks (found one bad) and did an alignment. Pitman arm tight. Not sure yet if it was 2 or 4 wheel alignment. I have a question...what is a rag joint and if I still have issues with it after i get it back what are the possibilities?

 

Welcome to forum & the search feature would have given you many answers. A rag joint is a joint in the steering column under the hood, it's to absorb some vibrations etc.
This link can give you lots of information https://blazerforum.com/forum/steeri...teering-69774/

 

Got er back last night. Drove like a champ. Nice and tight and rolls right. All is well now! Thanks Rotti for your response. I am new here and didn't know how to find stuff.

 

My pleasure, hope it helped.

 

Can someone point me to the correct location for front end ball joint (upper/lower) replacement 97 Chevy Blazre 4.3l 4x4 2dr.
Thank you..