Well I got the cover off, and the collar that's part of the cover is broken off exactly as the pic shows in Dwight's link above. There was just one piece that broke off and I have it, still need to unjam the starter gear but I think I'm looking at a new cover, possibly 2 gears and maybe even a starter - it still works but the gear looks like it's stripped. The only upside was how easily it all came off, I was concerned I would break some of the case bolts, little 8mm heads, but no issues at all.
