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Um, the cylinder on the side of the starter with all the wires attached to it is the solenoid. It has nothing to do with the bendix gear inside.

Mine did that right before the starter went out. I traced the problem to a 12V replacement starter that was spinning too fast when fed 24V. The whining sound was the starter spinning without engaging the flywheel. It lasted a few months, then one day trying to start it I cranked too long and...