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It appears to me that the shift fork has uneven wear. Either it was not in it's proper location or the axle shaft ends are out of position. Most likely the former.
that's why i was asking about the pads. they fit into the groove in the collar and hold it aligned.
if the pads are in place, it should be aligned and the collar would not hit the fork.
perhaps in an earlier life, the pads fell off and the collar flopped around.
i'd reuse it until a specific problem was identified.