Originally Posted by dddd

You're right, it still takes some repetition to fully free up the pawl. Some assemblies have more end-play than others, so effectiveness varies when sliding the pawl along it's pivot pin.

Re-introducing oil at each end of the pawl pivot pin as the oil and grease become mixed (oil thickens) will speed up the penetration along the pawl pivot bore, so I usually re-apply a drop of oil there three or four times until the pawl is absolutely snappy.