Gear stick removal

[Tomcat]

I am removing the gearbox but before that I need to remove the gear stick.
The rubber cover is removed. I can see the plastic cover down through the gear shift hole. But I can not reach it.

Any suggestions?

[SENC]

Simply because it was handy at the moment I needed it, I used a piece of pvc pipe that I notched for the purpose.

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Simply because it was handy at the moment I needed it, I used a piece of pvc pipe that I notched for the purpose.

All credit to Henry (SENC) for the picture as I believed I copied it from one of his posts.

[Tomcat]

Nice!
Do You have measures on diameter inside and hole width?

[SENC]

Simply because it was handy at the moment I needed it, I used a piece of pvc pipe that I notched for the purpose.

All credit to Henry (SENC) for the picture as I believed I copied it from one of his posts.

Ha! That's it!

@tomcat, I don't have the dimensions, but if I get by my shop tomorrow I'll try put my hands on it to measure.

[Tomcat]

Thanks! Special build tools are so valuable. Finding a tool in a shop what will solve this without destroying something seems impossible