1994 Buick Park Avenue possible u joint

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1994 BUICK PARK AVENUE
6 CYL
FWD
AUTOMATIC
90,861 MILES

I drive a 1994 park ave when I drove my car today there was a loud noise as if I had round over a tin can and I felt a bang as if a rock had hit under the car on the driver's side I felt it on the floor board my passenger side it's the u-joint I pulled over and turned off the car looked under car and hood I did not see anything. I started the car with no problem I drove back home and as I was driving the engine sound normal but there was a rattling on the driver side it was more of a ticking rattle and when I made a right tun into my drive way there was that sound again along with that bang. Can you help me out is this something I can fix myself? All I have to my name is 66 cent.

Saturday, January 24th, 2009 AT 2:23 AM

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I'm not sure what you mean by this:
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floor board my passenger side it's the u-joint "

1-You did or did not find something? If so what?

2-There is a terminology problem.
No u-joint on this car.

Jack the front end up and turn the wheel to the way the nosie happens and spin the wheel by hand to try to replicate the noise.

While it is up check the ball joints, wheel bearing and tie rods for play.