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Thread: Any damaging side effects of temporarily pulling ABS/DSC fuse

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    Any damaging side effects of temporarily pulling ABS/DSC fuse

    My 2006 530xi's engine mounts and both front axles/CVs are shot (confirmed by indie tech).

    There is so much shaking when accelerating (due to the increased torque on the binding-up front CVs) that I'm afraid i'm going to shake other parts to smithereens.

    I've got the new parts on order, but in the meantime i'd like to drive the car. I figured I could just pull a fuse that powers the 4x4 (transfer case, front diff) and i could just go on with things for a while.

    So I pulled fuse 66 (ABS/DSC) and I the car is now RWD only.... and the shaking is gone (as is traction control, ABS, steering assist, probably headlight aiming stuff, the speedometer, and probably more).


    Do you know of any possible damage I could do (other than ABS/DSC not working) just by driving around like this for a few days?

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    Update: I pulled the fuse for the "Transfer Box" (front the fuse panel in the rear) and this seems to ONLY disable "4x4". The car now drives buttery smooth, despite my bad front CV axles (which are on order)!

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    Your parts are still mechanically linked and will continue to damage themselves until they shatter, throwing shrapnel throughout the bottom of your engine bay and possibly through the cabin.

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    I've stopped driving it and put it up on jack stands. :-)

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