A VAICO brand Tensioner Pulley, timing belt is a part of the timing belt drive, which serves to bypass the belt in a certain place or several places and is a freely rotating pulley of small diameter.

The composition of the roller is small: it is the roller mount, the internal rolling bearing with a protective oil seal, and the working body of the roller itself, which is in contact with the belt.

1. ASTRA J Sports Tourer (P10)
2. ASTRA Mk VI (J) Estate (P10)
3. ASTRA H Estate Van (L70)
4. ASTRA H Van (L70)
5. ZAFIRA B Box Body/MPV (A05)
6. ASTRA Mk VI (J) (P10)
7. ASTRA J (P10)
8. ASTRA Mk VI (J) GTC (P10)
9. ASTRA J GTC
10. ASTRA J Coupe
11. ASTRA G Hatchback (T98)
12. ASTRA G Saloon (T98)
13. ASTRA G Estate (T98)
14. ASTRA Mk IV (G) Hatchback (T98)
15. ASTRA Mk IV (G) Saloon (T98)
16. ASTRA Mk IV (G) Estate (T98)
17. ASTRA H (A04)
18. ASTRA H Estate (A04)
19. ASTRA Mk V (H) (A04)
20. ASTRAVAN Mk IV (G) Estate Van (T98)
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The principles of the timing belt tensioner work

Excessive tension leads to intensive wear of the timing parts - pulley bearings (water pump, generator, tensioner, etc.), the belt itself, and others. In addition, a tight belt stretches faster and shortens its service life. Too little preload is fraught with more serious problems - slipping of the belt along the toothed pulleys of the camshafts, which leads to a violation of the valve timing and deterioration of the entire engine.

Therefore, a tensioning device is introduced into the timing drive in the form of rollers of one design or another, which, during engine operation, maintain an optimal belt tension.