Nooooo!
I had issues with the brand new Hellcat retracts too. I took them completely apart and made sure the scissor links were smooth and free. After close inspection the scissor links were bound up so that was a big improvement right away. Then I took apart the air cylinders and cleaned out the factory lube and replaced it with thick silicone oil for RC buggy differentials. Put it all back together and checked them and now they are perfect. This gear operates at 10psi down and 23psi up and no locking issues. Make sure align the locking pin and lever and when you put the retract back together you must double check the mechanism is free and correctly assembled.
I posted about this fix before, let me see if I can link it here