Hello all.
So another update on my continued quest to get my tascam 32 operating
correctly.
Reminder that it had to do with the tape bouncing when you hit play or
record.

Again IC's were involved. Proper brake tension. And finally, damping
fluid? Yep, proper damping of the Tension arms. The back pressure
provided by the tension arms controls the tape take up. There is
damping fluid that is applied to the spring assembly that controls the
tension. They dried out over the years.
Problem solved.
Machine now works
I hope this helps any one with similar problems on the 30 series machines
Mike Mueller