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See pics of strange corkscrew turntable etc.
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Well it is Philips, hence it's strange
. The worm and wheel arrangement is part of the auto mechanism, as you've obviously deduced, and is prone to wear and becoming gummed-up.
Incidentally, the 3016 head is long since obsolete as I said earlier - but you can still obtain the GP235 head which is a direct replacement, albeit with a flipover stylus and thus non-rocking.