Engage Clutch,Turn Drive Spocket by Hand?

Hello to all on the Forum.
I received my engine kit, and all looks good. Had to clean up a little bit of casting flash off of some of the parts. My kit has the pull-starter on it. I have not mounted the engine to the frame yet.

My question is: If I engage the clutch, should I be able to turn the drive sprocket by hand with little or no resistance? It seems that with the clutch engaged, if I pull on the pull-starter ,the drive sprocket will turn. I tried to keep it from turning by holding it with my hand, but it is too strong.

With the right side cover off, I can see the clutch plate moving in and out when the clutch is engaged/disengaged, so I don't think the mallet-on-the-mandrel trick is needed.

Maybe it's because everything is new and not broken in? Once the engine is installed, and has the additional load/resistance of the rear wheel will the problem be gone?

Thanks,
-rohmell

corgi1, thank for your reply to my post.

I took it apart, and even without the clutch plate in place everything was turning together. I stuck a screwdriver between two of the three fixed pins so that I could turn the clutch base, and it popped free. It seems there was a bind between the clutch base and the ring gear. I also filed the pucks a little to free them up. Everything is working fine now. The bucking bar and ball seems to have plenty of grease on it from the factory.