Thanks again Ray, I think you might be right, well, I hope so... I will remove it and inspect it...

Just courious, If I crank the starter with the engine already running, would I hear this very same sound or would it cause it to grind and possibly get damaged? I would like to try it just to corroborate our little theory, but I'll better be sure I won't breake or worsen anything, what do you think?

Thanks again!