having a total length of about one foot the first prong 19 has a conical tip and a predetermined length to allow insertion into the hole 28 on assembly 23 adjacent to the parking pawl as shown in fig3 the second prong 20 of the parking pawl cradle 21 is positioned at a predetermined distance from the first prong 19 so that the parking pawl position may be maintained upon removal of assembly 23 from the transmission casing as shown in fig3 the embodiment of the gear puller assembly described is specifically dimensioned for application of the gear puller assembly to the general motors 440 front wheel drive power transmission the dimensions of the gear puller assembly are only determinative of the particular transmission requiring maintenance a gear puller assembly of different dimension can be employed for a different transmission employing the same principles embodied in the present gear puller assembly configuration in order to use the gear puller assembly as embodied first remove the valve body channel plate output shaft and driven sprocket from the transmission finger tighten the threaded member 4 on the rod assembly 3 insert the gear puller assembly into the input housing drum of assembly 22 until it stops at the depth gauge 7 tighten the threaded member 4.