[Captainclock]

An Update on this VCR: I finally got it going!

There was actually nothing wrong with the idler tire or anything, it turns out it was the back belt (the third belt that wasn't mentioned in the cross-reference material for this VCR) that was bad, it was part of the tape loading mechanism and it was dragging causing the mechanism to not fully engage for playback, so I removed the belt subbed in a rubber band for the belt and sure enough the VCR started working, so now to order a proper belt for the VCR and I should be up and running again with this VCR!

Thanks for all the help everyone gave me with this VCR!