# Driveshaft busted, transmission problems

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/driveshaft-busted-transmission-problems/160832>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, tahoe\
**Created:** [March 11, 2020, 11:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driveshaft-busted-transmission-problems/160832 "2020-03-11T23:05:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![Caleb-Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Caleb-Griffin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caleb-Griffin)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 11:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driveshaft-busted-transmission-problems/160832/1 "2020-03-11T23:05:30Z")

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u joint fell out at 60mph on the highway and the  
driveshafts snapped at the ends and fell out. I have  
a 2004 Tahoe 2wd. The yoke stayed in the  
transmission and there was no other damage from  
the drive shaft falling out. When I start the car with  
the drivshaft out tho and flips it between gears, the  
rpms go up a little more than usual and when I put  
it in park is makes a screeching noise very loud. Is  
my transmission damaged or is the normal?  
Haven’t got the chance to pick up my new drivshaft  
yet but wondering if the transmission is a problem  
or not.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 11:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driveshaft-busted-transmission-problems/160832/2 "2020-03-11T23:11:29Z")

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If there’s no driveshaft, there’s nothing to prevent the transmission from shifting thru the gears when the transmission is shifted into drive.

Stop operating the vehicle until a driveshaft is installed.

Tester

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 2:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driveshaft-busted-transmission-problems/160832/3 "2020-03-12T02:52:10Z")

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Good advice above. I presume there’s no unusual noises when idling in neutral, right? Assuming that’s the case, if you shift from N directly to P, any usual noises then?

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**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 10:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driveshaft-busted-transmission-problems/160832/4 "2020-03-12T10:57:00Z")

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> [@Caleb\_Griffin](#):
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> When I start the car with  
> the drivshaft out tho and flips it between gears, the  
> rpms go up a little more than usual and when I put  
> it in park is makes a screeching noise very loud

> [@Caleb\_Griffin](#):
>
> Is  
> my transmission damaged

It will be if you keep doing that.