A HUTCHINSON 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. A6 (4A2, C4)
2. A6 Saloon (4A2, C4)
3. A6 / S6 (4A2, C4)
4. A6 Avant (4A5, C4)
5. A6 / S6 Avant (4A5, C4)
6. 100 Avant (4A5, C4)
7. A8 (4D2, 4D8)
8. A8 Saloon (4D2, 4D8)
9. A8 / S8 (4D2, 4D8)
10. A4 (8D2, B5)
11. A4 Saloon (8D2, B5)
12. A4 / S4 (8D2, B5)
13. A4 Avant (8D5, B5)
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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.