Just been through two of those starters... and yes, it is exactly like Hyperpac says for the bendix to retract... but it was two springs and pins in my bendix's.
Even the new bendix drive will have some wobble in the shell/bell of the drive... the teeth look a little sharp... You can take the Bendix assembly off by compressing the spring enough to get a screwdriver on the head of the screw and back it out. and remove the washers assembly on the end too... will be a wire snap ring inside the washer. $44 bucks was the cost for me to replace it... but the nose cone was broke on mine and that was about 80 bucks.... I could have had rebuilts from 160-230 dollars... and foreign made one for 280 but I have been told those are crap. Incidentally, the one starter I had to replace nose cone and bendix on was a rebuilt and they did not have the center bearing support and that allowed the shaft to flex in it. Slip a new bendix on and a new set of brushes, (your armature looks really good from here) Should chuck it in a lathe or armature cutter and see if it is perfectly round, and do not cut in between the contact strips like they did on generators... and check your bushings too.
On the one starter, I got the bendix locked out but I put the starter on gently and got the gear engaged and the flanges flush with the housing before tightening any bolts or you can break the nose cone in that process.
And do not bend or break the brush holders when putting back together. Good luck
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