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. I am not a starter repairman, but I have been told by folks who ARE skilled in those repairs that could indeed be the case. The big thing is that repairing the starter before the armature is badly damaged will save you money in the long run.

. If the bushings / bearings in the starter are worn badly - yes, the starter could be drawing power where the armature might be touching (or almost) the fields inside the starter. Have you tried all the other things like removing all the fuses and seeing if the drain is still happening?

. Nice idea @Skinny ! Removing the fuses when on a quest for a power drain. Naturally any hack jobs in the wiring for oddball or non-military additions could get overlooked but it is a nice "polite" way to look in one spot for everything drawing juice.