Looks like another successful pump replacement by someone who was worried about messing up their motor. Knowledge of what CAN happen is great, but scaring someone off from doing a simple job isn't helpful.
As far as something rolling around in the pan, who in their right mind would be happy about it. You have to pull the motor to take the pan off. If I knew it was down there, I wouldn't worry about it. Falls under the category of what is the best course of action now.
As far as something rolling around in the pan, who in their right mind would be happy about it. You have to pull the motor to take the pan off. If I knew it was down there, I wouldn't worry about it. Falls under the category of what is the best course of action now.