Many washers, warshers if your southern, have suspension rods supporting the tub and rubber "suck absorbers" helping to limit excessive movement. This type of suspension doesn't actually balance the load.

If one or two of the suspension elements are defective it can cause an out of balance problem but if you look at them and they are OK start looking at the transmission under the tub.


That being said I do not see the typical suspension on your machine so instead of a hanging tub it appears that yours may be mounted to the bottom plate.

The motor, tub, and the agitator should not have any excessive side to side or vertical movement. If they do then look for where the movement is coming from.

Often the nut inside the agitator works loose and causes problems.

I am not a professional but I kept mine alive for 20+ years with multiple repairs and have experienced those problems.