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. C4 GRAND PICASSO II (DA_, DE_)
2. B-MAX (JK)
3. 3008 MPV (0U_)
4. C4 PICASSO II
5. 308 II (LB_, LP_, LW_, LH_, L3_)
6. DS5
7. DS3
8. 308 SW II (LC_, LJ_, LR_, LX_, L4_)
9. 208 I (CA_, CC_)
10. DS3 Convertible
11. FOCUS III
12. FOCUS III Turnier
13. C4 CACTUS
14. 5008 (0U_, 0E_)
15. FOCUS III Saloon
16. DS4 (NX_)
17. 2008 I (CU_)
18. 2008 I SUV (CU_)
19. MONDEO V Hatchback (CE)
20. FUSION V Hatchback (CE)
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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.