I hear you on not much room, I already replaced the pan with one with a drain plug as I though it was the pan leaking but after a process of elimination it is the shift shaft seal. I think this little hook I have will work, it's a tool I have from when I was racing snowmobiles to pull the springs off that held the pipes to the cylinder heads. it's made out of a harden steel so I don't think I will have a issue with the hook breaking off. Going to drain down the tranny fluid a bit so it won't be such a mess after I pull the seal. Time will tell, next job will be the tail extension seal