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. 408
2. 407 (6D_)
3. 407 Saloon (6D_)
4. C4 PICASSO I MPV (UD_)
5. C4 I (LC_)
6. C5 II (RC_)
7. C5 II Break (RE_)
8. 307 (3A/C)
9. 307 Break (3E)
10. 307 Estate (3E)
11. 307 SW (3H)
12. 307 CC (3B)
13. 407 SW (6E_)
14. 807 (EB_)
15. C8 (EA_, EB_)
16. JUMPY (VF7)
17. DISPATCH (VF7)
18. JUMPY Van
19. DISPATCH Van
20. C4 GRAND PICASSO I (UA_)
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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.