11-07-2020, 09:42 AM
This happened to me in our Seven 50 years ago, I stopped after descending a steep hill in bottom gear only to find on re engaging the clutch the transmission was locked and it was stuck in bottom gear. With the help of some passers by we picked the rear of the car up and wheeled it into a car park. I removed the gearbox top and with the aid of a crow bar put it back in neutral with the second gear synchro balls and springs flying everywhere. I drained the box to collect the balls & springs and put the oil back in. We then continued our holiday, It was some months later that I stripped the box to put things to rights. This happened to Peter Fearn going to Woolaton Park decades ago and to another Seven in Switzerland.