Pull the front panel off and check for white shavings under the tub. If so, you have a bad snubber. Go to my snubber replacement article in the general section.

Go to " general Talk" section, second page.

If you have a performa washer, the procedure is actually easy.
After reading other articles, they say you do not need to pull the pulley off, just back off the housing screws, one by one till you can wiggle the snubber out, then clean the surface,sprinkle corn starch in there, and replace the snubber. Just be careful, the spring has a 200 pound tension, but if it lets go, the pulley will prevent personal injury.
I have never done this, so I appreciate affirmation that this is correct info. Please post results.

Ok, it is finished. I have replaced the brake rotor and stator with new parts and the problem is gone. Replacing 3 screws with longer ones to release the spring pressure works so anyone who reads this and the other posts, save yourself the money and go and buy 99 cents worth of 10-24 X1 1/2 screws. Total cost for me to repair was about 35 dollars and about 1 1/2 hours of time. Ok, 2 1/2 hours if you include standing and staring at the machine, going back and forth to read stuff on the computer and fending off my wifes comments of, "I think we just need to go out and buy the Whirlpool Duet". The only thing I might of included was replacing the pulley and bearing kit but for 40 more dollars, I will save that for next time. Thanks again for the help.