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Well in the end after tipping it over and checking the rusty underneath it ended up being a spring that goes from the frame that holds the tub/motor in place having rusted through.

Basically I just drilled a new hole just below the rusted out one and re-attached the spring. It actually seems to work better now than before the initial problem.

Surprised that it wasn't a belt drive motor as I only saw the motor that looked to be directly attached (unless the belt is well hidden).

Could not figure out how to get the top off (didn't need to in the end). It almost looks like you need to have a screwdriver long enough to go from the bottom of the washer up to the top to get the top piece off.

I will have to go down a take a picture of it just for reference. There were 3 big springs around the base and then this other spring that was different from the other three and attached directly to the frame of the washer.