Manual eject cassette on Toshiba TX972 car CD player?

Don't know your specific, but on mine,I'd WANT to take some of it to bits. Just to inspect that removing the cassettee does not wind the tape everywhere inside. Last time I did this, I had to pull the unit slightly apart to gain access to the little wheels inside then manually turn those little wheels until the cassette walked its way out.

Not in this case I fear, it is a CD cassette, not a tape cassette

not familiar with that. I once couldn't figure out how to remove a CD from a CD player. Some kind soul [without calling me stupid] said take a paper clip [stiff wire] and poke it through the tiny hole in the front and 'feel' around to push the grears directly and sure enough the cassette 'walked' is way out of the player ...be sure power is OFF.