X-drive - front wheel freewheels
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My Ride: 2006 530xiT, Sep. 2005 build, silver gray/gray/black anthracite, Steptronic, Premium, Premium Sound, NAV, PDC.
Model Year: 2006
I was putting my summer tires back on this weekend (I have snows and non-snows on their own set of wheels), which I have been doing for 5 years, and noticed for the first time that the front wheel, when off the ground, rotated freely. The car is a 2006 E61 w/ x-drive. Does this mean that the x-drive has failed, or is the wheel supposed to freewheel when x-drive is not calling for front-wheel torque? Thanks in advance.
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I was putting my summer tires back on this weekend (I have snows and non-snows on their own set of wheels), which I have been doing for 5 years, and noticed for the first time that the front wheel, when off the ground, rotated freely. The car is a 2006 E61 w/ x-drive. Does this mean that the x-drive has failed, or is the wheel supposed to freewheel when x-drive is not calling for front-wheel torque? Thanks in advance.
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My Ride: 2006 530xiT, Sep. 2005 build, silver gray/gray/black anthracite, Steptronic, Premium, Premium Sound, NAV, PDC.
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Auto trans, transmission in park, only one wheel off the ground. I saw on another forum, after posting here, that this is normal (x-drive clutch disconnects with engine off - and in fact, for parking, other very low speed situations, so as not to wear the drive train).
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