Usually the clicking issue is fixed by replacing the solenoid plunger and contacts. Cheap and easy, no real mechanical skills required.
The pinion should move in both directions. In one direction it will turn freely, in the other it will turn...
Posting on the 45 side. All metal, reproduction stamped bezel. Powdercoated. Throwing it out there as I found an original. Reduced $575 shipped. Or what's it worth? Whats an OG 63 bezel worth? Pm me..thanks