Hey Guys, As you have probably noticed already i have updated the channel name and logo. The channel is no longer Really Random Channel it is now RRC Restoration. Just incase you were wondering why the water marks in the video still say Really Random Channel. Enjoy.

5:19 is brilliant. No one else I've watched actually labels what parts we are looking at on screen. Really helps with understanding the process and how the parts work.

Besides the amazing work, I truly admire the amount of talking.

@RRCRestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

@jameznm

4 жыл бұрын

It was nice not to hear crappy back ground music too.

@Fractal_CZ

4 жыл бұрын

James Mitchell indeed!

Your skills, patience and attention to detail embarrasses us lesser mortals.

@RRCRestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Aww shucks your too kind :)

@PeteBeardsley

4 жыл бұрын

@@RRCRestoration What Jason said! ^^^^^

@ulrichpawlak5438

4 жыл бұрын

@@RRCRestoration no

I was going to buy new but after watching this vid I stripped mine. Got new Bosch regulator and bearings. Could have never done it without you ✌️✌️✌️

Chucking the pulley into the drill press is a great trick! I wish I would’ve done that when I restored my crank and water pump pulleys

@RRCRestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Im glad i could share my knowledge with you. I like your channel lots of interesting content.

@klave8511

4 жыл бұрын

Ronald Finger. I recently had to replace a belt that was “stretched”. Turns out that one pulley had a rough surface and was eroding the belt. I now have to take it off to either replace the pulley or clean up the inside surface as was done her, it’s good to see a simple way to do it!

Good job man. I like watching people fixing and rebuilding things which has a huge benefits on my carrier. Thanks man a keep going forward.

I never though an alternator could be so pretty. Great job.

@RRCRestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much :)

Wow....you always out do yourself and as a minor restoration guy, mostly cleaning...lol...I am in awe of your attention to detail and authenticity. Thank you

Did I tell you Sir that you are an ARTIST! This alternator is now better than original...it will produce higher voltage...! You deserve an OSCAR for restoration! Cheers from Montreal!

Clicked on it right away. This is the first alternator rebuild I've seen in any restorations vids. Beautiful, meticulous work from you, as always.

@RRCRestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, Glad you enjoyed it :)

Such a great video, In a throw away society it’s great to see someone promoting Restoration.

@RRCRestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Nice to see you again, glad you enjoyed the video :)

Thanks for the parts overview, and with part names. Most restorations videos forget this little detail.

@RRCRestoration

4 жыл бұрын

No problem, Glad you liked it :)

You are amazing RRC, Restoration, no one given Demo like this, your equipment's superb to restoration any thing in machineries, excellent learning concept, 👍🏿

Great restoration! That’s the way this old mechanic likes to see it done!👍

@RRCRestoration

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

Your initiative to tear into that thing is incredible. I haven't restored one in 40 years I just buy a new one outright. They seem to be so common anymore they won't even take a core in. The 6 volt generator for my tractor oh, well that's an entirely different story.

The damn alternator probably look better than the car it's going on.

@RRCRestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Not going to lie your totally correct its going on an old VW van haha

@chrismoule1

4 жыл бұрын

Most probably worth more than the van as well

@keithameerali9474

4 жыл бұрын

The inner core looks new because he did no t show if he replaced the commutator. Finally he should say or show if it works because the title mentioned :restoration : Do not your leave your viewers to wonder since you are asking for subscribers.

@MrBlue-ib7oi

4 жыл бұрын

@@keithameerali9474 you would ruin a wet dream, wouldn't you?

@keithameerali9474

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrBlue-ib7oi Hope you are not Martin Luther King reincarnated.

Yessss car parts restoration are the ones I like the most. Keep up the amazing work

@RRCRestoration

4 жыл бұрын

More car parts coming soon ;) Glad you enjoyed this one :)

@michaelmontgomery5818

4 жыл бұрын

I'm with you. I know jack about mechanics. I really love watching guys who know this stuff.

@SE45CX

4 жыл бұрын

It take some time to get there considering equipment, skill and good judgement what is best to do next.

Superb video! Very relaxing and well made; great camera work; no artificial sounds. I've subscribed and will be watching for more like this. Thank you.

@RRCRestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for subscribing it means a lot to me :)

Wow, you put that back together with new brushes on SERIOUSLY worn slip rings. Good job spoilt.

@alexreeve

4 жыл бұрын

its the paint and polish youtube thing. no one cares if it is gonna work or not, just has to look pretty :D

@vonfleppestein

4 жыл бұрын

the slip rings on those old bosch alternators are 6mm thick and only worn like 3mm it will last longer than the vw mk2 golf it will go on

@CrazyCat229

4 жыл бұрын

Yup, people watch youtube. Oh I can do that. I dont need no mechanic. Brings it to me on tow truck. I dont understand why it doesnt run, I did everything just like the youtube guy did... ?!?!

While I think your videos are amazing. I love your self confidence and how the guys with low self confidence try and shoot down your videos and it does not even generate a reaction from you! Your a machine!

Nice job! That was an empowering video. Doh!! Thanks for sharing.

another brilliant restoration! well done, sir!

I did the exact same thing to a GM alternator. And it looks like new also. I even changed the commutator rings as well. But I don't have anything to put it on now. So I may try to use it to build a AC generator with a gas engine. Thumbs Up for your project!

Now this to me was very interesting. I have refurbished generators, and magnetos, in my time but never a alternator.. Nice Work.. Peace

@RRCRestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Im very glad you found it interesting :)

Great video, glad to see someone else using some quality tools in these restoration videos lol.

A light coat of a poly clear will keep the die castings bright and shiny for years.

Excellent restoration. To the point and in detail.

Top quality work as always - love your videos! 👍😊

@RRCRestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank very much :)

Well done! The first person on the restoration channels I saw to actually use a bearing press!!

@RRCRestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, If a jobs worth doing it worth doing well :)

@ronaldyoungberg9933

4 жыл бұрын

@@RRCRestoration that is a value my father taught me it is not taught to today's students at all.

Thank you for the in-depth details video, also what make it special is absence of background music. Good professional work.

@RRCRestoration

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! :)

Looks brand new!!! Wow! Great job man!!!

@RRCRestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much :)

I really learned a lot by watching your video. Great job!

It simply looks amazing

So satisfying to watch. It’s like watching the Germans with their attention to detail. I love it.

@RRCRestoration

4 жыл бұрын

High praise indeed ;)

Superb restoration. I would have really enjoyed a bit more pedagogical annotations like you had with the acid bath and rinse captions. Some demonstration of testing the alternator as failed and which parts were failed would have been great too. I'm not too familiar with alternator design but you certainly seem to know your way around one. Good stuff.

Very therapeutic to watch. 🙂👍

@RRCRestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you ,Glad you enjoyed it :)

its always a pleasure to see your great work man. 100

i have that 3/8" torque wrench. awesome job on the restore.

@RRCRestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

Would have been great to see you spin it up connected to a multi meter :)

@Portfelio

4 жыл бұрын

Yea. Curious to see how much life it has in it.

Hi bro 👋👋👋 glad to see your new restoration video, great job 👍👍👍

@RRCRestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Nice to see you again, I hope you enjoyed this video :)

I wish I had your equipment, knowledge and confidence. I am currently working on a 2.0 conversion on my mk2 golf valver. But I always seem to have such little confidence although I know I can do it I always wonder if I will remember where every nut bolt and washer goes lol. Great job man your videos are awsome 🤘👍🍺

Like your tool kit and neat handling of them

Told you people would love it brotha!!! Thank you for this video!!!

@RRCRestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for leaving a comment and watching :)

Just found your channel and subscribed. You do amazing work...

beautiful. compliments!!! . better than new. regulator hopefully new as they are a common breakdown part.

Awesome job keep up a good content love watching this video.

Que gran trabajo aquí como siempre dando mi like para que sigas creciendo amigó

@RRCRestoration

4 жыл бұрын

gracias :)

Só nice, great work man!

One of your best works... subscribed 👍🏽

@RRCRestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for watching and subscribing :)

My car MK2 (VW Golf in Mexico) uses that alternator.😃 Great job.

Super restoration 👏👏👏👍👍👍

@RRCRestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

awesome work bro! luv all of your videos!

Bon travail je vous félicite👍👍

I worked at an alternator rebuild shop for 25 years and can tell you that maybe 5% of bosch alternator like that one would ever come apart that easy. So good luck to anyone thinking of rebuilding one. Save yourself a headache and just go buy a rebuilt one, this particular alternator is old and thus cheap.

bonjour super travail magnifique quel professionnalisme

Spectacular work!

@RRCRestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

@BaoBao-yu5bu

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, spectacular, very spectacular, but wrongly done. It's not a repair, just a show. Many mistakes, no controls, no tests, just a beautiful painting.

DESET PLUS ZA VIDEO I PERFEKTNO URAĐENO. 😊😊

Amazing ! Well done !

Wow good restore. Overall 10/10. If you ever do one again however replace the slipring while you are at it. Also when reassembling the alternator fit the bearing to the drive end housing and fit its retaining plate and screws. then press the assembled drive end housing onto the rotor by supporting the inner race with the press fit washer that sits between the bearing and the fan. on disassembly if not too rusted its easier to press the rotor out of the bearing while its retained in the drive bracket then it is to pull it off after however if its rusted then deformation of the bearing retaining plate is at risk with the force of the press. The alternator is a bosch N1 series from the late 80's and fits a lot of 1985-1995 VW's and Audi's. The pulley changes between a lot of models but the core alternator is the same. They can charge when spun in both directions however the fan is directional and cooling efficiency will suffer when spun counter clockwise (when looking from the pulley side).

As ever, intrigued and interested by the zinc plating and passivating to save the bolts and nuts. Interesting as well to see some pretty anonymous, work-a-day tools and plastic tubs and then a Snap On torque wrench. Interesting.

Excellent job

Mastermind good awesome amazing Knowledgeable great Hatts off.....God bless u....

Завораживает. The best.

Just one recomendation, if you sand the colector to 2000 grain, you get much more lifetime for the motor brushes. That alternator can Last til 15 years

The electric coil you placed directly on the metal when washing. Affects the insulating lake of wires

Please make a dedicated detailed video about your zinc plating process ! I'm really interested about the composition of your zinc bath

@RRCRestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Hi, Im planning on doing a plating video soon ;)

Всё здорово, НО... Медные втулки (токоприёмники) нужно было выровнять. Щётки будут неплотно прилегать. А вообще их лучше заменить.

@romanshmel6755

4 жыл бұрын

и это самое важное, помимо проверки изоляции на сопротивление и замены щеток. не реставрация, а оцередное отмыл-покрасил

@user-hu2ic6yq9g

4 жыл бұрын

Хомячки схавают

I always hold my breath when you spray paint haha

Hello a great video and a perfect work👍👍👍👍from Germany 🇩🇪 👋👋👋Kai

@RRCRestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much :)

Use Mother's Back to Black on your plastic parts. I've been using it for years and it's the best I've ever found for bringing new life to plastic..

@waterheaterservices

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Will give it a try.

Oh yes, there is always one stubborn bolt, so true! :-D These regulators...I had one on a VW T3 diesel bus, always one of the flat copper lines broke from vibrations, left me with uncharged battery...check for it, if the generator light won`t come on by turning the key...easy fix with some soldering! Thx for the vid, great job! :-D

Top work dude

@RRCRestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

Nice work

Satisfying to watch.

saludos desde Venezuela muy buenos tus videos

Excellent. I see people painting the case. It will reduce heat dissipation by 15% !!!!!

Beautiful job at restoration. But I would have loved to see some amperage coming out of that masterpiece on a test jig. After all functionality is more important than beauty.

Nice work.

@RRCRestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

Better than new , southing to watch funny enough

Falta cambiar anillo colector,Muy buen trabajo.

nice, from years of owning air & water cooled VWs, helps to add 2 or 3 extra ground wires ( 10/12 AWG ) to the chassis/engine and alternator, expecially if alternator " iso-mounted "( rabbits/golf vintage ) with that crappy single braided wire on the bottom of the Alternator exposed to road dirt/water, salt/ etc. ... ( design flaw ) Cheers

Oh , good job by the way :)

A masterpiece work

@RRCRestoration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

Job well done!!!

Did this for a living before I started training as a mechanic and never seen a pulley come off that easy

@RRCRestoration

4 жыл бұрын

I know exactly what you mean i was anticipating a fight with it but it genuinely came off that easy, Im as shocked as you are haha

@another1commenter770

4 жыл бұрын

The bosch alternators when made to suit a keyway and not using the key will tend to be easy to remove the pully. The washer that sits under the fan (above the bearing) is a different story, its a press fit component that acts as a space and dust/oil thrower. Most the time a press or puller depending on method is required for removal.

Excellent job....I always look forward to your videos....There are only a handful of "restorers" on youtube that I consider "craftsmen". You are one of them.

@RRCRestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your kind comment :)

Very nice bro, cheers from Canada eh

@RRCRestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

The alternator alterator...🇬🇧👍

excellent job

@RRCRestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

didnt expected that to be a rework item :D

@Heinz1zwei

4 жыл бұрын

I hadn't didn't expecteded...

merci beaucoup pour l'explication

Man..I wish i had table like that in my dining room...

thanks i needed this video

Svaka ti cast covjece, zasto nisi blizu mene upravo mi je crko alternator

You can get a much more accurate aluminum finish by glass beading rather than wire brushing - easier too.

Fantastic.

Just found this. Thank you. These are awesome. Great rebuild work, editing, and camera work. What cleaning mix did you soak the nuts and bolts in?

Now I know what I'm doing with the one I have that I pulled out of my b2300. I put in used refurb, so who knows how long it will last. :D

Looks nice , nothing else ;) From an electrical point of view repair is done improperly . You didn't check the windings , you left slip rings that are almost worn , pulley is better to replace as it is worn and you haven't checked the alternator's efficiency after repair ;) I do not write this maliciously, but when fixing such a thing you need to do it professionally, so that the alternator doesn't break in the middle of anything in a short time . Regards to you ;)

@BaoBao-yu5bu

4 жыл бұрын

I have noticed in all his videos he doesn't take care of the repair quality, only the esthetic. Beautiful painting, metal plating, but nothing about real repair, just a show on YT to get some oh!, ah! wonderful!...