Early 1928 Starter

[dsdmorrow]

I am new to the Model A hobby. I bought this early running 1928 Model A, 6XXX serial number as a retirement project. The starter is not engaging all the time so I removed the starter to inspect the bendix and I find that it appears to have a Model T type drive without the spring bendix as almost all Model A manuals show. The car has many other items that point to the early manufacture. I am investigating how to repair / rebuild the starter drive so that in engages reliably. I have read that there are several ways to improve the starter drive but I am not yet ready to tear the engine / transmission / clutch down for rebuild so I am looking for help on how to repair what I have. i am sure that many of you have experience in this topic so I am reaching out for some help and advice. Thank you.