Disco 1 Alternator does not charge, warning light does not come on

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There is excessive end float in the stator which has rubbed and worn through the wires.

This is an interesting part! I noticed that the winding has been broken by the voltage regulator. You can see the wear on it:
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But I don't really get why it happened. All the parts at the top of the alternator seem to be in place and in quite a good shape. I mean the bearings suck and I will replace them tomorrow but I don't think that will fix the tearing issue. It looks as if something was displaced and there was not enough space between the voltage regulator and the winding.
EDIT: or maybe it is the bearing at the top that had too much play...

PaulJM said:
The bearings are probably gone, throw it away and stop wasting your time.

I know it would be wiser to buy another alternator (I may end up doing it anyway) but I'm doing this for educational purposes. I'm a total mechanical noob and I'm trying to understand and learn things here :)
 
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Small update. You were right from the beginning - I should've bought another alternator ;) I changed the bearings and then realized that the rotor is touching the stator as it rotates... I will buy an alternator from 300TDI and do a swap. I heard it's just a matter of replacing the pulley. Thank you for all your help! I regret nothing, I learned a lot :D
 
Small update. You were right from the beginning - I should've bought another alternator ;) I changed the bearings and then realized that the rotor is touching the stator as it rotates... I will buy an alternator from 300TDI and do a swap. I heard it's just a matter of replacing the pulley. Thank you for all your help! I regret nothing, I learned a lot :D
Glad you have got to the bottom of it.
Every day's a skool day!:):)
 
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