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. PHEDRA (179_)
2. 206 Hatchback (2A/C)
3. XANTIA (X1_, X2_)
4. XANTIA Break (X1_, X2_)
5. XANTIA Estate (X1_, X2_)
6. 406 (8B)
7. 406 Saloon (8B)
8. 406 Break (8E/F)
9. 406 Estate (8E/F)
10. XSARA (N1)
11. XSARA Break (N2)
12. XSARA Estate (N2)
13. BERLINGO / BERLINGO FIRST MPV (MF_, GJK_, GFK_)
14. BERLINGO MPV (MF_, GJK_, GFK_)
15. JUMPY (U6U_)
16. DISPATCH (U6U_)
17. JUMPY Van (BS_, BT_, BY_, BZ_)
18. DISPATCH Van (BS_, BT_, BY_, BZ_)
19. JUMPY Platform/Chassis (BU_, BV_, BW_, BX_)
20. DISPATCH Platform/Chassis (BU_, BV_, BW_, BX_)
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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.