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. GALANT IV Saloon (E3_A)
2. GALANT IV Saloon (E3_A, HG, HH)
3. GALANT Mk IV Saloon (E3_A)
4. ETERNA IV Saloon (E3_A)
5. GALANT IV (E3_A)
6. GALANT IV (E3_A, HG, HH)
7. GALANT Mk IV (E3_A)
8. ETERNA IV (E3_A)
9. SPACE WAGON (N3_W, N4_W)
10. NIMBUS (N3_W, N4_W, UF)
11. EXPO (N3_W, N4_W)
12. CHARIOT (N3_W, N4_W)
13. GALANT V Saloon (E5_A, E7_A, E8_A)
14. GALANT Mk V Saloon (E5_A, E7_A, E8_A)
15. ETERNA V Saloon (E5_A, E7_A, E8_A)
16. GALANT V (E5_A, E7_A, E8_A)
17. GALANT V (E5_A, E7_A, E8_A, HJ)
18. GALANT Mk V (E5_A, E7_A, E8_A)
19. L400 Bus (PD_W, PC_W, PA_V, PB_V, PA_W)
20. L 300 III Bus (P0_W, P1_W, P2_W, P3_W)
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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.