diagnosing drive shaft/transmission?

lowrider12

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NEVER MIND-diagnosing drive shaft/transmission?

EDIT -- FIXED -- SEE BELOW

I have a 1996 GTI with a swapped-in 1Z TDI engine/manual transmission from a 1998 Jetta

I was taking off on an incline, and there was a bang noise, and the car would not go anymore. I could push in the clutch pedal and change gears.

At first I thought it was the clutch (because I was taking off on an incline) or that plastic piece in the shifter linkage. So I checked the car again yesterday, and I noticed that in any gear, the speedometer jumps up to 10-20 MPH. So this makes me think the clutch and transmission are fine?

The previous owner installed a Peloquin, which I think is a limited-slip differential.

Do my symptoms give anybody clues as to what failed?
Thanks in advance for any assistance

EDIT -- MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A BUSTED RIGHT <couldn't hear - shaft?>
 
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