Driving without the front halfshafts

[Kershaw]

Can I do it? Or will I fuck up the wheel bearings? Cause the race to separate or something?

My diff blew and I sold my e21 3 weeks ago. So great timing on that. So I pulled the front driveshaft and halfshafts. But I still need to get to work tomorrow.

Pic of carnage http://imgur.com/OSuiZPY

[AndrewBird]

No, you can't. The axle is what holds the hub in place (other than being pressed in) and the bearing would come apart like you said.

It would be a lot of work, but you could pull the axles apart and put just the splined stubs back in.

[Kershaw]

Yeah I figured. I already have one axle apart, I'll pull my busted axle apart for the other side.

[flyboyx]

i agree with andrew here. this is something i would never attempt on the road. it would be ok to move the car around your yard though.

[Kershaw]

I ended up not putting the ends of the axles in, just drove the 2002 for a week while I had another diff shipped to me.