Blitzkreig75

I'm going to take the inspection cover off the bell housing tomorrow and check the fly wheel as well as remove the starter and make certain the mounting is clean and free of any nicks. I'll check the gear on the starter then.

Is it possible the fly wheel is warped and only not engaging at ceratin sopt(s)? I've had no problems or any odd sounds with the entire engine, and it runs like a champ. Only 'spun' the starter one time, and that was several months ago. I accidentally turned the key to the 'start' position for like 1/2 a second while the vehicle was running, but these problems occured about 1,000 starts ago, and on the old starter. Would one mishap damage the fly wheel?

EDIT:
Also, if, in fact, the starter is damaged from not lining up properly with the fly wheel, replacing the starter will not remedy the cause, right? What would cause this to happen? BTW, the starter was/is on tight and doesn't move a bit, (I mean you can't SEE or FEEL it move on the outside), when it's activated.