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Rattling speaker
The rattling sounds may be caused by the speaker or the cabinet. In either case, the cotton pad is damping the sound and so helps some.
I would try to separate the speaker and the cabinet. If the distortion ceases, it was something vibrating in the enclosure.
Or it may be the speaker... maybe you can try with another one.
Remember your chassis is AC/DC, so donīt touch it while the AC cable is connected (or use an isolating transformer). Unless the chassis is made from bakelite, like your Westinghouse. Anyway, it is not safe to touch anything metallic (speaker, control axles, IF transformer screens) unless the power cable is disconnected. Reattach the knobs to the controls to be able to operate the radio safely.
If the cabinet is not guilty and you get distortion with another speaker, we are dealing with some amplifier trouble, keep us posted.
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