Hmmmm,
it all started when i got the bright idea to change the position of my dizzy because the vacuum diaphram was too dang close to the firewall and i needed a bit more advance.
so i moved the plug wires over one position to allow for the adjustment.
then i advanced the dizzy right where i thought she needed to be, then turned the engine over... or tried to. a little too advanced...
"Bang!", then "whirrrrrrrrrrrrrrr".
upon removing the starter i found this.
a quick email and a response back that says "no problemo', just send me the old one back and i'll send you a new replacement".
sounds good to me.
flywheel was unscathed.