1986 Maxima 5 speed, axel problems

About a month ago, I was driving and some how my driverside axel slid out of the differential. So the car wouldnt engage in gear. I had Mr. Transmission look at it (I didnt know the axel slid out), and they charged me $133 to basically just slide it back in and refill the fluids. The car drove pretty okay for about 2 weeks, then the same axel sheered. So about 3-5 inch piece of the axel is broke off inside the differential. I was hoping that there was a way to remove it, without having the transmission dropped. The car is a FWD, is there away you can pull it out or push it through from the other side.

your help would be appreciated.