that was good advice for people with deep pockets, which has also been said before. I figure it out one way or another the problem gets solved and the advice is always helpful

 

I've been very busy and my computer is acting up, so I haven't been following close.
If you keep doing things without following directions you will need to put a zipper on the generator.
Why the heck would you have it apart with a new bearing and not put it in? Foolish.
If you don't have a vise, GET one. You will use it for the rest of your life anyway.
How about a neighbor or an auto repair garage to help you put the bearing in?
From what I saw on your test of the fields, they look to be good. Don't mess with them any more
Maybe I missed it but I didn't see any test results of the armature.
If you are still getting a charge no charge condition, I suspect an armature that is shorting or grounding (most probable thing) when the armature is spinning(dynamic) Or the reg is bad or both. When you have it apart to put the bearing in,retest the armature for ground.
Get back to us before you reassemble the genny. If possible, take pics of the armature all the way around. I want to see the area where it was rubbing and the copper bars. Do not clean anything before taking the pics.

 

Good Morning, Stellar. In a nutshell, he reported no continuity between any of the armature/commutator stacks & no continuity between any armature/commutator stack & shaft. He indicated he performed the continuity test in continuity mode & heard no beeps. He followed the video - stacks next to each, stacks across from each (on the commutator) and then armature to shaft (ground).

I then asked him to report resistance.

His responses begin at this Post # #163

 

well that’s been said before too. Not everyone has the equipment to do a full job in one fell swoop. I didn’t do the bearing yesterday because I had to get to work and to do the bearing I gotta take it to a hardware store and use a vice to get the dang bolt off the front which I’ve stated several times I don’t have a vice. I’ll take pics today, even though they will look the same as the ones I posted last time. Thank you. I got the shop manual coming this week

 

And I can’t run out and buy a 150 buck nice when I don’t even have a place to mount it.

 

Kitchen counter works...I can't help myself, sometimes. I'll just grab a cookie on my way out the door.......

 

I bet it does lol. Isn’t there some kind of “key” thing where the bearing is that acts like a lock? On the front of the gen shaft I mean

 

Know what. I (for some reason) thought we were past the point of removing the end cap. Guess I was incorrect. Are you referring to the woodruff key?

 

Nope I’ve never removed the pulley

 

Yeah that guy does not show how to remove the pulley. You need a pulley remover

 

Twice I provided you w/ Steve Blanchard's Delco Remy Generator rebuild beginning Dec. 25 - Post #131. I guess you missed it.

 

Threads exists w/ far greater posts (i.e. Damsel in Distress Carburetor). We haven't achieved a record in Vintage Oldsmobiles (working on it).

 

harbor freight has them from 25 dollars and up. $40 would get you something plenty good enough. There are garage sales everywhere. Look there too. People are always replacing kitchen cabinets and counters, and they throw away the old ones. Use an old cabinet with counter top for a work bench. Look on craigs list in the FREE section.

Yes there is a woodruff key that fits in a groove of the armature and in the gen fan and pulley. No it does not lock them on, it prevents them from spinning, Seldom will you need a pulley puller on a Delco generator.

 

I was told to go to my thread and update it that my gen is up and running now.

 

I put innnew brushes and bearing and bushing. Old bushing was worn causing armature to rub on field shoes.