I've got the 488 RC2 ball head on mine.
I like it a lot, very stable with everything I can attach to it (d300s, grip, 150-500mm lens, flash) and still locks and stays in any position.
I've had the pan and tilt heads and didn't get on with them so well.
I have both the same lenses and that doesn't sound right, My 70-300 is as quiet if not more so than the 55-200. I would take it back to where you got it and ask for a exchange.
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