A GATES 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. KADETT E Hatchback (T85)
2. KADETT E (T85)
3. MONZA E (T85)
4. KADETT E Estate (T85)
5. KADETT E Convertible (T85)
6. VECTRA A (J89)
7. VECTRA A Hatchback (J89)
8. OMEGA A (V87)
9. OMEGA A Estate (V87)
10. CALIBRA A (C89)
11. ASTRA F Hatchback (T92)
12. ASTRA F (T92)
13. OPTIMA F (T92)
14. ASTRA F Convertible (T92)
15. ASTRA F Estate (T92)
16. FRONTERA A Sport (U92)
17. OMEGA B (V94)
18. OMEGA B Estate (V94)
19. VECTRA B Hatchback (J96)
20. VECTRA B (J96)
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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.