raymonty

This thread was marked as solved. Here's a summary of the problem and the fix, generated from the discussion below.

Broken transport bolt plastic sleeve fell inside Bosch WAT28400UC

The problem

While removing the transport bolts from a Bosch WAT28400UC washing machine, one plastic sleeve broke and the barrel-shaped section dropped inside the cabinet near the top left at the rear. The machine was then tested and appeared to work normally. The query was whether leaving the plastic piece inside posed any risk.

Likely cause

A plastic transport-bolt sleeve broke during removal and the loose piece likely fell into the machine base. No operating fault was reported.

What fixed it

The accepted reply said it should be fine to leave it, as the piece will likely have dropped into the base of the machine. If retrieval is preferred, the back panel can be removed to look for and remove the plastic part. No confirmed repair beyond this advice was documented.

Checks to try

• Transport bolts were removed
• The broken plastic sleeve/barrel piece was heard dropping inside the machine
• The washer was tried and seemed to work flawlessly