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. MEGANE I (BA0/1_)
2. MEGANE I Classic (LA0/1_)
3. MEGANE I Coach (DA0/1_)
4. MEGANE I Coupe (DA0/1_)
5. LAGUNA I (B56_, 556_)
6. LAGUNA I Grandtour (K56_)
7. LAGUNA I Nevada (K56_)
8. LAGUNA I Estate (K56_)
9. ESPACE III (JE0_)
10. ESPACE Mk III (JE0_)
11. MEGANE I Grandtour (KA0/1_)
12. MEGANE I Break (KA0/1_)
13. KANGOO (KC0/1_)
14. CLIO II (BB_, CB_)
15. CLIO Mk II (BB_, CB_)
16. LUTECIA II (BB_, CB_)
17. CLIO MIO II (BB_, CB_)
18. KANGOO Express (FC0/1_)
19. KANGOO Rapid (FC0/1_)
20. SCENIC I MPV (JA0/1_, FA0_)
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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.