Tensioner Pulley, timing belt - VKM 11117 SKF

A SKF 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. A4 (8D2, B5)
2. A4 Saloon (8D2, B5)
3. A4 / S4 (8D2, B5)
4. A4 Avant (8D5, B5)
5. A3 (8L1)
6. A3 / S3 (8L1)
7. A6 (4B2, C5)
8. A6 Saloon (4B2, C5)
9. A6 / S6 (4B2, C5)
10. A6 Avant (4B5, C5)
11. A6 / S6 Avant (4B5, C5)
12. A4 (8E2, B6)
13. A4 / S4 (8E2, B6)
14. PASSAT (3B3)
15. PASSAT Saloon (3B3)
16. PASSAT Variant (3B6)
17. PASSAT Estate (3B6)
18. A4 Avant (8E5, B6)
19. A4 / S4 Avant (8E5, B6)
20. SUPERB I (3U4)
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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.