About the only way you will get off easy is to pull it with the engine if your pulling the engine in the first place, if your not pulling the engine as well the answer to your qeustion is no.
I know what you mean about the difficulty, thats why I'm making sure everything about my tranny is perfect and should work properly before it goes back in.
I dont want to have to pull it or the engine again for a long time, its not a fun job.