Yes. Pilot bearing was removed. I did a little test today with new starter and old starter.
This is a new starter. I was inside the car holding the key forward. This is the very issue I'm having. Car tries to start...kicks starter back...and then tries to start again but grinds loud. The last part of the video where it disengages fully was the guy holding is slipping off the ground bolt.
http://vid58.photobucket.com/albums/g242/03CobraTT57mm/video-1469748077_zpssfvlrarg.mp4
This video is the old starter (which did the same thing as the vid above) being triggered with a battery, jumper cables, and a screwdriver to jump terminals. I did slip off of the terminal for a brief second in the video.
http://vid58.photobucket.com/albums/g242/03CobraTT57mm/video-1469751098_zps8azwo2xx.mp4
This is a new starter. I was inside the car holding the key forward. This is the very issue I'm having. Car tries to start...kicks starter back...and then tries to start again but grinds loud. The last part of the video where it disengages fully was the guy holding is slipping off the ground bolt.
http://vid58.photobucket.com/albums/g242/03CobraTT57mm/video-1469748077_zpssfvlrarg.mp4
This video is the old starter (which did the same thing as the vid above) being triggered with a battery, jumper cables, and a screwdriver to jump terminals. I did slip off of the terminal for a brief second in the video.
http://vid58.photobucket.com/albums/g242/03CobraTT57mm/video-1469751098_zps8azwo2xx.mp4