Land Rover Restoration Part 4 - Alternator

[@GeoffreyCroker]

As someone pointed out, it would have been better to undo the stuck nut by holding the rotor, and not the pulley. I wasn't comfortable clamping the outside claws (claws?) of the rotor and wrenching on it, but that probably would have saved the key.

[@teknikulrighter8454]

Probably would have been better to just buy a new alternator, but then you could't have shown off your King Dick wrench. :D

[@rickbanks7681]

There is something very satisfying about holding the pulley with only a gloved hand while an impact driver whirls the nut off.

[@johnp-e9963]

The key looks fine to me, it appears to be an offset woodruff key, that's the one that you said looks sheared. I only know this as the ducati I have uses those on the camshaft drive pulleys to set the timing. Don't know why one would be fitted to a belt driven alternator though.

[@thebnicho]

I've had success undoing the nut using an old fan belt with the running surface roughed up to hold it still in the vice. It avoids damaging the rotor or pulley. Those keyways are *always* FUBAR.

[@emeltea33]

Would it have been possible to wrap the v belt around the pulley, and put it in the vise? Never taken one apart, fun to watch, thanks for sharing!

[@PaulMcGuinness]

I'm loving these vids.... it's like ThisOldTony reads a Haynes manual :-)

[@andries4561]

Definitely getting ToT vibes

[@retronexusnet]

YES!!! Exactly!!!! hahahaha so good

[@Reegan86]

My thoughts exactly haha

[@stephenhauer9055]

Why do the english drink warm beer? Because Lucas also built refrigirators.

[@punkbloater]

Stephen Hauer hahahahaha 😆

[@pepestudiovideo]

I’m okay on drinking warm beer but this is just too funny!

[@buzzofftoxicblog791]

I drink warm beer because I always have also drive a old 1970 Land Rover funny world

[@MrWaalkman]

There's also "Lucas, the prince of darkness". I've owned three Triumphs, a '64 and '65 TR4, and a 69 TR6. I know all about Lucas.

[@michaelharris1455]

Lucas, the prince of darkness...lol

[@explorer8888]

“Santana mixed with Lucas. The pinnacle of reliability” Thanks for uploading another great video!

[@HandToolRescue]

GIVE ME MORE!

[@marcelomendonca2095]

DAMN!!! I love you both!

[@ChuckUnderFire]

That was BY FAR the best 3 phase AND AC to DC breakdown and explanation that I’ve ever seen. That includes 4 years of electronics engineering. Well done sir.

[@Stubear22374]

I had a basic understanding of an alternator but you just totally and utterly made me understand the complexity of an alternator, I will Never look at an alternator the same again, the clever design of such a fantastic thing. Thank you

[@RonaldFinger]

You could also say you have an alternate alternator

[@manfredschmalbach9023]

Fact.

[@GeoffreyCroker]

Damn it, wish I'd thought to say that!

[@SafariLifestyles]

The only problem with your videos is that there are not enough of them.... Extremely amusing and actually very very informative.

[@GeoffreyCroker]

Thanks!

[@chechal1]

Thank you very much for this video, im in the process of restoration of a Land Rover Santana 1977 (109" pick up). Today i finally finish my alternator restoration!!! Regards from Guatemala, Central America.

[@no_dissasemble]

I'll never be able to get to my own projects if I keep finding good videos like this.

[@edeggermont]

I have never seen an alternator repair being documented this enjoyable

[@GruntUltra]

One of my favorite channels on KZbin - the quality of your recording is second to none!

[@hairyfro]

This is the best kind of video: full of impressive know-how and technical expertise but at the same time it makes the material so understandable that even a dope like me feels like he might be able to do it.

[@GeoffreyCroker]

Haha, thanks!

[@areyoumad]

I just discovered your videos. I don't know a thing about all this, but I'm learning a bit, thanks to you, and that's actually mesmerizing. Regards from France!

[@LobsterHunter5]

MAD respect for you sir! I'd have tossed the old alternator and not even bothered, but you _dominated_ that puppy. I just finished binge-watching all the videos you have on your Land Rover Restoration, and I absolutely love them. I love restoring things, (and watching people restore things) and I love Series 3 Land Rovers. Can't wait for more videos!

[@GeoffreyCroker]

Cheers Justin

[@martinevans6289]

Great video! One of the best explanations of AC/DC current and it's conversion etc. Binge watching this whole series on my day off! Still ain't got the bottle to get me a restoration project yet though .....

[@rpbrear]

I have just realised why these videos are the best on KZbin: They combine Hitchcock level suspense (waiting for something to go wrong), classic rock, and elements of autonomous sensory meridian response (the soft sounds of loosening a bolt) - the combination of which is just too much for me.

[@jexes23]

Nice shoutout to Lucas. The Prince of Darkness.

[@samrodian919]

Jexes23 So true, so true!

[@bwood454]

Thanks for another entertaining video. I run the engine shop for a company that restores early British cars and seeing the King Dick tools brought a smile to my face. I bought enough of them they gave me a free shirt although i'm not brave enough to wear it here in California.

[@scottcates]

I appreciate your explanations of how each alternator component functions. Superb video, as usual.

[@berzerkrobot]

Awesome video as usual. Im blown away that there's still NOS of something as obscure as a back cap for an alternator that's 4 decades old.

[@saikotikvixen2922]

‘Gee, Billy. Two videos!’ Thanks for making my night. There were great. Seeing the flying retainer (?) injuring you has incentivized me to begin wearing glove. I have had far too many cuts on my left hand. It is time to take action.

[@A3203503]

This would have to be the best alternator rebuild video I have ever seen. Top job Geoffrey.

[@erroneouscode]

Worked my way through you gearbox resto to this point so far, and have to say it's been excellent. Also, very entertaining with your humor. With regards to cleaning aluminum castings I found the best product to use is cheap pressurized cans of domestic oven cleaner from the supermarket. They will have warnings of 'NOT' to use on aluminum. But, if you spray it on and wash it off within a minute or so (repeat if necessary) it does a brilliant job of getting rid of the dreaded white crusty oxide and the alloy comes up looking almost new. Restored a few mag wheels from the 70's using this method followed by a light 2000 grit wet sanding and then polish.

[@nemesisnow4521]

Love your work and your humour - I especially appreciate your underlying acceptance that failure is simply an opportunity to enhance your learning. I wanted to share with you something I did to restore the 1970 mustang’s pot metal steering column that someone dropped on the floor without the steering wheel on the assembly. The perfectly round section just beneath the steering wheel was restored to perfect roundness by machining the appropriate dia and a highly polished radius to act as a forming tool. The appropriate relief was machined in to clear for the ignition switch (or whatever you require to clear). The thin fragile lip that the second half of this column mated with was my biggest concern therefore I waterlogged a 2x6 for a couple of weeks to make it spongy as a base for the fragile lip. Using an arbor press and barely licking the affected housing area with a torch the weight of the arbour press handle was all it took to ease the perfect dia back into perfect roundness. Cheers

[@mfnd502]

Man, you are extremely skilled and it's a pleasure to watch your work. I'm glad I started watching your videos.

[@samrodian919]

And now you have far better plating on your alternator than ever came out of Lucas's factory Geoffrey! A very nice job likewise the gearbox. Fair play to you mate, a lot of dedication goes into a LR restoration, as one who has done one I know! Keep up the good work mate!

[@stephenlee62]

Are you and Project Binky having a race to see who can do the most amazing 'car thing' in the slowest time? I was thinking you'd beat those guys easily, but after this, I'm not so sure. As you said, you DO have a whole car to restore. Love your work. Looking forward to the next one :-)

[@GeoffreyCroker]

Haha, too many reality TV shows. I read that if you employ profesionals the average car restoration takes over 1000 hours of labour. It's gonna take me a lot longer than that. And then times about four to turn it into videos!

[@SVImpavidus]

Geoffrey. A great video. We have referenced this in our latest educational video aimed at helping out the sail community. Thanks for sharing. Ant, Cid & the Pooch crew.

[@iamrichrocker]

at this point i am thinking your auto parts and hardware store see you more than wifey...great stuff Geoffrey..You surely deserve a boatload more of subs....

[@kingbubbles4509]

Your videos are excellent and well worth waiting for. Thanks for sharing!

[@flex_gore8537]

your channel and blog are really helpful since im restoring a 68 2a

[@GeoffreyCroker]

Cheers

[@ozdeplorable7410]

Mate I'm restoring a old 40 series cruiser so really enjoying your videos. Your editing is bang on too! A perfect mix of technical know how, shoulder shrugging, wit, dry humour and effects! Just Perfect! A pleasure to watch, looking forward to all your future videos! Keep it up!

[@malcolmyoung7866]

Satisfying to watch...and as a completely ignorant 'electricktrickery' technophobe educational...really like the time lapse soldering

[@growingknowledge]

Two videos on the same day. Awesome and unheard of. You need to release a mix tape. As always brilliant work and soundtrack.

[@GeoffreyCroker]

Haha thanks

[@12trudger60]

I do not own a Rover yet but I am enjoying the show! Thank you Mr. C

[@dan725]

man some of the subtle humor is so funny... that "King Dick England" really threw me off guard and had a chuckle

[@ColePEET]

Damn Geoffrey, your production values are really getting good. Bravo. What a great video. Can't wait to see you do the A/C compressor.

[@geoffmoore7433]

Great videos you've really helping me with my 2a battles , keep them coming.

[@Pillowcase]

this was 5 times more interesting than i expected it to be.

[@mattnoyes7729]

Jeez I like your videos Geoff. When i cant be arsed going out to my shed i watch you and somehow it feels like I'm getting something done

[@GeoffreyCroker]

Haha, thanks Matt

[@jbll36]

Hello Geoffrey. After the clean up, it looks like new! You have a talent for refurbishing. Enjoy the day. Ray L

[@ericcorse]

Beautiful job I like the setup when shaving the housing.

[@Stelios.Posantzis]

Dude, I feel 10 years older. When you said "a new alternator costs as much as a tank of gas" I drew a long breath! Shame you didn't include the plating process in the video ; ) Seriously though, great workmanship. I love the way you show all the products you use at each cleaning, de-rusting etc. stage - very useful to everyone else. Also, having seen all the various screws, bits and bobs, a video of the whole process is great to come back to when unsure where a certain part or screw fit in the assembly. Very useful!

[@ViDiaz]

Hey Amigo! Love the way you make and edit the videos. Nice to see how you mix the quietness of the place with the voice and sometimes putting the music. Awesome job doing the edit, and of course sharing your knowledge with the rest of the world. Btw, nice Spanish accent, I tell you, I am from the Canary Islands!!! Saludos!

[@GeoffreyCroker]

Muchas gracias hombre! 😁💪🇮🇨

[@halvardollikainen3999]

Wow! Cool to see how far you went to reuse the original alternator. And inspiring to see that it is even possible to do what you did. Next time I will definitely not just scrap an old part and replace with a new.. 👍🙂

[@Grahammon]

Thanks Geoffrey excellent videos as always, I’ve never stripped an alternator that far before, though spent many a happy hour getting spares from the local scrapyards. Open mouthed at how good the zinc plating looked and loved your ingenuity in truing the housing on the Myford. Kind regards Graham

[@GeoffreyCroker]

Cheers Graham

[@gavindempsey99]

You have become one of my top three favourite KZbin channels, along with uncle bumblefuck, and the elderly Anthony. I am happy to watch literally any video on whatever topic or activity comes to your mind (caution: preceding statement may be fueled by bottles of O'Shea's Irish Pale Ale)

[@wetdedstuocm]

I have enjoyed your videos, Educational and Entertaining.. I would say some of the Best on KZbin..

[@Hazmatt4700]

This was the most beautiful thing I've seen in a fortnight

[@510down]

Safety squints were not engaged.

[@GeoffreyCroker]

the squinting... does nuuuuthing

[@blackbird8632]

Geoffrey Croker sick reference! +1

[@greasysteve5671]

That clip chooched it's way into his eye

[@covertoperatah]

Keep your d*** in a vice!

[@Stelios.Posantzis]

I can't believe you actually repaired this. I forced myself to watch this - as an exercise in building patience (at 2x speed, skipping along the trivial bits of course).

[@sheep1ewe]

I am realy happy i discovered this channel today! The videos are beautiful made and also very useful and informative.

[@landcruisertroopytouringan2166]

Top video, loved the detail. Lucas really new how to make a simple concept complicated. Wow, what a nightmare to fix roadside. (Soldering iron to remove regulator 🤦‍♂️) Keep up the good work 👍

[@slypig24]

I like seeing your Starwillie sockets making a cameo appearance. I only have a few, but they are greatly used.

[@TheLuke1234]

Yesss. Another great video. thanks for sharing your journey with us!

[@JxH]

14:45 Being a full-wave rectifier, it also brings the reversed voltage around (via wiring connections) and adds it into the DC output. That's why it has six diodes and not just three.

[@JacksJamz]

don’t even have a land rover, never have done and i’ve just finished part 4 of this reconstruction 😄

[@neywa402]

I admire your technical skillz. Very nice video.

[@gonesailing]

Thank you. Super informative and fun for other Series rover enthusiasts.

[@kslinthesand]

fantastic video mate, thanks so much for taking the time and the energy to post these.. absolutely making my day.

[@MRNVCDIY]

Nice restoration

[@munnsie100]

Hoorah, two new videos from Geoffrey Croker! Can my weekend get any better?

[@erik_dk842]

The replaceable slip ring (disc) on the end of the shaft is so much better than the Bosch design with two normal rings next to each other. The prince of darkness did get something right from time to time

[@JonnnnnFennell]

Great job. Did exactly the same on an old BMW. Just to say, keyways are not designed to carry load, it's definately worth gunning up that nyloc.

[@DDB168]

Well done. Turned out better than brand new!

[@josephperkins4163]

Just came across your videos. I really am enjoyed them!!!

[@grarrwaw]

Love this! Yeh it be easier to buy a new one but restoring the Oem parts is sooo much better

[@subarusti9542]

Your videos are insane, it's late but I can't stop watching the restoration 😍😁👌🏼

[@GeoffreyCroker]

Thank you! 👍

[@JxH]

13:00 If you measure the continuity first, then you only need to make one more measurement to confirm the isolation. In the example of the stator, check for the low and matching continuity between the three wires, then you only need *one* check to make sure that they're all isolated from the core. Same thing applies to the rotor.

[@marcinlaszkiewicz3243]

I've been looking forward to this video for a few weeks! Keep up the great work! It's like a New Zealand version of Bad Obsession Motorsport.

[@mjallenuk]

The Prince of Darkness nearly had another victim. When will the horror end.... Excellent work all round... including the editing which is superb!

[@adeh503]

Your a very clever guy I wish I had a tiny bit of your knowledge when it came to my own series's 3 Land Rover I'd have saved myself a fourtune 🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@bigbird130]

I'm really enjoying the videos. You have a great way of explaining what you are doing. I have a S3 and I'm replacing a few parts at the moment to get it back on the road but I'm not a Mechanical Minded as you.

[@CandidZulu]

Ozzy Osborn's father worked at Lucas in Birmingham as a toolmaker (proper job!). Interesting since Lucas is called Prince of Darkness too!

[@GeoffreyCroker]

Nice fact!

[@dainius4168]

It's a pleasure to watch your videos!

[@joelpalmer]

Well done,look forward to seeing the series

[@jhongomez6765]

Excelente sus videos...son muy practicos y explicativos....

[@TheMightyJoggernaut]

That is one great job you are doing here! THX for that amazing video!

[@GeoffreyCroker]

Thanks for watching!

[@pedertrelstad8203]

These videos are fantastic! Thanks for posting.

[@wakeupgeoff]

Mate, love your content. Well presented and easy to digest. Cheers!

[@Axbear]

A few comments. When you split a alternator the field coil should remain in the rear half of the alternator. In that way you can clamp the rotor when you undo the belt wheel nut. It is a big no no to clamp the belt wheel. You never put the rectifier in any liquid. A simple tip for checking the Lucas rectifier. Put your finger nail under the soldering of each diode. If they come loose they are bad. When you turn the contact ring in a lathe it has to be fitted to the rotor. Besides that you did a decent job.

[@GeoffreyCroker]

More polite edit of my reply... 😁 Fair point about clamping. In the moment I did it the way I did it. No excuses. I wasn't concerned about destroying the rectifier. Worst case I'll replace it. And probably what you say about slip rings is normally correct, but in this case it's just a wobbly plastic fit on the end of the rotor. I did think about turning it in place, but don't think that would have worked. I was careful to get it running as true as possible. And as I said I will be carrying a spare alternaotor anywhere remote anyway. I've had them fail before.

[@clivematthew-wilson7918]

Brilliant work. It was probably a mistake not to replace the regulator. Due to heat and vibration, the internal regulator is often the first thing to fail on alternators. That's why Japanese car companies like Toyota persevered with external regulators for many years.

[@GeoffreyCroker]

Yeah, I expect alternators to fail. Has happened to me before. If I'm going anywhere far I'll be carrying a spare. But you never know, this one may chug along forever.

[@МихаилПопеловский]

Все видео с интересом смотрю,но выпуски про Land Rover с особым нетерпением жду.Спасибо.

[@guybyrd3579]

Other people “You could have brought a new alternator for 49.99,” but where’s the fun in that!

[@GeoffreyCroker]

pfffffff... other people

[@thebnicho]

Fix and enjoy the process I reckon, rather than throw on a new one.

[@anonymousgeorge4321]

Beautiful job. Thanks for sharing.

[@davidtaylor6124]

Always a joy to see a new video from you!

[@dontworryboutitdude]

Love your intro music choices

[@mohabatkhanmalak1161]

Enjoyed the restoration. That pulley can be a dog, but to loosen it without damaging the pulley, just wrap an old V belt around the pulley and tighten the belt in the vice.

[@bigdog-dy1uw]

The wait was well worth it. Thankyou. :)

[@GeoffreyCroker]

Cheers Big Dog

[@sylvest1001]

Nice Myford - reminds me of my apprenticeship​

[@kevCarrico]

fantastic process - amazing video - thank you!

[@ShnitzlHaus]

I see you lucked out greatly and did not need to buy any bottles of smoke!

[@TheNiekerk]

Great vid and build. Next time use 2RS bearings. Rubber seals keep out more elements than zz bearings.

[@jrand2631]

Yay double feature! :)

[@trondx]

I want to recommend moving the earth wiring to the other side of the nylon bracket from the regulator. And remember, aluminium surface "aluminium-oxide", has a very bad conduction, so it is very important to "scrape" the surface before connection.

[@trondx]

Or at least, finding a better earth connection.

[@johnrrudd]

Entertaining and informative. Well done 👍

[@bloodreighn]

heh, I grew up over-hauling those 15-16-17ACR Lucas alternators, i still reckon they are one of the best sort out there because of how easy they are to work on, and i know what you mean by not having quite the right screwstick for the screws, Ive just had to buy some new JIS screwsticks for a carburetor overhaul im busy with :(

[@bobuk5722]

.... and all done with such a lovely sense of humour! BobUK