While I was gathering the rest of the parts for my 5 speed x5 my front driver side axle decided to start clacking. So I was under the car and realized it appears that we could remove the axles without having any mechanical issues.

Since the abs/speed sensor is not part of the axle it may not through a christmas tree on the dash...

But however, it might still send power to the front and make the power not actually make it to the ground...

Anyways I was thinking about trying it out. Anyone see why it would cause another issue?