[rotorwrench]

It's spring loaded but usually not that much tension. It usually stays where you put it. Some cables will lock with a half turn of the handle but there's usually enough friction in the cable to hold it.

A person can make a tool with tip like the tip of the solenoid rod to put into the pawl and manually pull it in and out. It should move smoothly. The pawl will not go all the way in until the balk ring turns enough to align the notch. A person has to let off the throttle to get that function when moving down the road at any speed above governor on speed.