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. 323 C IV (BG)
2. FAMILIA IV (BG)
3. 323 C Mk IV (BG)
4. ETUDE IV (BG)
5. 323 F IV (BG)
6. 323 ASTINA IV (BG)
7. 323 F Mk IV (BG)
8. ASTINA IV (BG)
9. FAMILIA / ASTINA IV (BG)
10. MX-5 I (NA)
11. MX-5 � (NA)
12. MX-5 / ROADSTER I (NA)
13. MX-5 / MIATA I (NA)
14. MIATA I (NA)
15. 323 S V (BA)
16. 323 PROTEGE V Saloon (BA)
17. PROTEGE V (BA)
18. 323 S Mk V (BA)
19. FAMILIA V (BA)
20. 323 PROTEGE V (BA)
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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.