How to Replace a Timing Belt Tensioner
There are few things that can stop your car from running faster than a broken timing belt. It makes sure the camshaft and the crankshaft run together. The tensioner for the timing belt ensures the belt has the right degree of tension and keeps it moving as it should.
Directions:
- Find the vehicle's timing belt. Unlike other belts within your car, the timing belt has teeth. This will distinguish it from the other belts.
- Once you have located the timing belt, move along the timing belt until you have located the belt's tensioner. It is a pulling that is used for the express purpose of making sure that the belt has the proper tension. You will find it on the belt's smooth side. The side of the pulling will have a tension mark, which will make the tensioner easier to find.
- Adjust the pulley so that it becomes slack. This will also make the timing belt loosen. This may be accomplished either by turning the pulley, or it may require turning an adjustment bolt with your wrench depending on the model.
- Disconnect the tensioner pulley from the position where it is mounted by taking out the bolt with your wrench. Replace the pulley with a new tensioner pulley.
- Restore the timing belt to the correct position using the pulley's tension mark as a guide. Be sure to crank the belt, which will prevent it from jumping. Make sure the tensioner is in the right position adjacent to the timing belt.