Gates Belt Tensioner Tool

Gates professional tools offer simple solutions for quick onsite and equipment inspection maintenance and repairs backed by the gates guarantee of world class quality and reliable long term performance.

Gates belt tensioner tool.

The belt tensioner is usually spring loaded to compensate for the belt as it stretches. Our selections of time saving tools are a technician s best friend and a facility manager s trusted companion. Select from the dropdown options below to find the appropriate belt tension for your belt. The sonic belt tension tester stt 1 provides you with just one single tool to measure belt installation tension accurately every time thus providing a quality standard for timing and micro v belts with manual tensioners.

Rockauto ships auto parts and body parts from over 300 manufacturers to customers doors worldwide all at warehouse prices. Strong band controls belt to belt distance and prevents sideways bending. The way this tool works is you put the arm of the tool in the down position and then put the tool midway on the belt between two pulleys. Tensioners may fail over time and the bearings can wear out.

Gates curves provide full contact with pulley grooves for uniform loading of cords uniform wear and increased belt life. The tool even has a ridge on one side so that it stays aligned with the belt. Then push on the tool until you feel the click. The serpentine belt on your chevy malibu drives the water pump alternator and other parts of your accessory drive and the belt tensioner keeps the belt tight to prevent it from slipping.

Once you feel the click you stop pushing tension on the belt with your finger and then look at the resulting measurement. Belts you can check with the stt 1. Belt tension calculator proper belt tension ensures optimum performance of a vehicle s accessory belt drive system. Release pressure immediately when the tool clicks.

Just put your index finger under the band put the the pivot point of the tool which is directly under your finger squarely on the center of the belt span and slowly press down. The tie band assures high lateral rigidity guiding the belt in a straight line and preventing it from coming off the drive. With a full line of over 500 tensioners globally you can count on gates to supply premium quality belt tensioners for your power transmission system. Easy to use parts catalog.