The parts arrived today, and I had everything on and back together within an hour. Biggest pain was getting the couplers mounted flush like you said. They were very tight so it took a lot of tapping to get them on there correctly. But I just started a test load and everything seems fine, it fills, agitates, and spins with zero problems, in fact I think it vibrates less while spinning than it used to.
Thanks once again Eric, you’ve been a major help. If/when something else happens (god forbid) to an appliance, I’ll come here first instead of calling the repair man.