Is it okay to drive this vehicle without a rear driveshaft?

Thank you for the reply.
Unfortunately, the ears were damaged.
To me, the car is no longer worth the $600.00 for the standard gear driveshaft. Not even worth $350.00 for one from 1aauto.
I would like to drive without the driveshaft and wanted to make sure that it was safe.
Thank you for the advice regarding the AWD fuse.

Just took the car out for a 30-minute drive. No codes with and without AWD fuse.

Interestingly, vehicle seems to accelerate more smoothly and quickly.

Thanks for the reply.

Knock on wood, no codes after my drive to work for 25’ with highway speeds.

No codes yesterday in fresh snow trying to get the wheels to spin.

I spent hours with PB blaster, a hammer, and an air hammer/chisel trying to remove the section from the engine attachment. No luck. 15 years of NE Ohio winters have rust welded it on. The back half was no problem.

At that point I was planning to just scrap the vehicle. So, I broke the driveshaft out of the engine attachment. See picture.

This is where I stand now. Going to attempt a DIY penetrant of 50/50 ATF and acetone. Supposedly, it has miraculous penetrating properties. We shall see later this week.

As I stated earlier, I have noticed the Equinox has never accelerated more smoothly now without the rear wheels involved.

I also removed the AWD fuse and I turn traction control off when I drive.

My thought is the Equinox is on its last leg for me.

I am planning to hold on to it until I need to replace the tires. Just replaced them a year ago but only drive it about 10k miles a year, only for work.

In my opinion vehicle is not worth even the $300.00 for a new driveshaft.

So, if I can get the remaining driveshaft out this weekend, I may explore replacing it. But it’s driving the best it has in years so I may just leave well enough alone.

Thanks again for your assistance.

4 1/2 months later and all is going well. No warning lights. AWD fuse is removed.

Gas mileage has improved by 1.5 mpg.

However, have a transfer case leak. Do I need to keep refilling or can I just let it leak dry?

Thanks again for your help.

Thanks for the reply. Figured it wasn't as simple as I had read from others. Wishful thinking.

Any cheaper alternatives to VersaTrak for transfer case? I anticipate having to refill frequently. I have read about Royal Purple Synchromax with mixed reviews, but that was mostly for rear diff. Thinking at the rate I will be going through, it won't matter, so long as something is in there.

Thanks again for your help.