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The damping rubbers inside the basket look to be shot to me Erny. How do the towers look, where the tangs of the clutch plate sit are they still flat or are they showing ridges all up and down the towers.Not sure on the gear selector wheel question, I'll need to compare with some of mine to see if mine do the same, never really looked at that before TBH. I'd suggest looking for a replacement basket, new if possible. Or one that's got no play if not. Ask the seller to check. Do the axial play when the new basket arrives. I may have a 550 basket (not 500, they look the same but aren't) but it's the distance that kills it. Hooks look ok. Have you checked the pins they engage with, might be a broken one.