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ya, I updated with a video above showing how to bench test, either way when you tilted it forward and the gear slid up that is why one of the noises is happening even though it may stay back from it most of the time vibration alone will make it move and smack on the flex plate
LOL, YA YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THAT, TRUST ME
oh yeah, now i'm oriented. makes sense. lol. sorry, brain has a misfire today.
You found your problem. As Wes says, that gear is supposed to retract on its own, so that's the failure mode I was speaking of. Unless it's left for a while, it won't produce any abnormal wear or shavings. Throw a new starter in there and you're done.
probably worthwhile to get a oem starter, if there are cheap ones out there be sure it has the same or more killawats i.e. 1.4/1.7 are typical sometimes you can find more heavy duty
