Hey Scotty, the situation I encountered and that we're thinking is Rave's trouble isn't that the starter hangs up, but that the gear is not being retained when the starter is at rest. So when he turns, the gear slides over on the shaft and "tink!... ta-tink, tatinkkkkkkkk k kk" the gear bounces back and forth, off the spinning flexplate teeth. Wasn't sure if we was clear on that. Its a wierd problem, at least it was for me because I hail from the rear drive camp. Other than this annoying noise, my starter still worked fine!
