2022 Blue Bird Vision School Bus Belt Tensioners

Gates is a global leader in Original Equipment (OE) System Design. With a full line of tensioners globally, you can count on Gates to supply premium quality DriveAlign Automatic Belt Tensioners you can depend on.

Product Features:

• Optimized components, designed to offer maximum strength and durability.
• Its patented design provides excellent belt alignment and tension, so drive life and efficiency are improved.
• Patented labyrinth seal prevents contamination of internal parts for maximum durability and service life
• Long-lasting steel pulleys with dust shields to protect internal bearings from contamination
• Double-row bearings bear more load and last up to 3 times longer than two single bearings
• Round torsion spring made of chrome-silicone for less fatigue than flat springs
• The patented damping mechanism ensures maximum stability, reduces vibration and extends the life of the belt, idler and other auxiliary transmission components

For heavy duty diesel engine accessory drive applications, Dayco’s HD automatic belt tensioner is designed to handle higher torque and power pulses. The heavy-duty cast aluminum body and pulley arms translate into extra strength and durability and the patented flat spring design prevents fluctuations to the tensioner body as its footprint doesn’t change when it’s under tension. This reduces the risk of belt noise and also helps avoid separation of the housing a key failure seen from competitive products. Dayco automatic belt tensioner H.D. also includes rugged pulleys with dual lifetime lubricated bearings to deliver long lasting, dependable service. Feature highly damped designs using a wave spring and a metal ring with a bonded polymeric surface that acts as a radial shock absorber for the tensioner arm while reducing contamination.

Product Features:

• Designed to prevent fluctuations to the tensioner body for longer service life.
• Reduces the risk of noise and helps avoid housing separation
• Includes pulleys with lubricated bearings for longer lasting performance
• Heavy-duty cast aluminum body and pulley arms translate into extra strength and durability

This accessory drive belt tensioner assembly is designed to match the fit of an original equipment assembly on specified vehicles. It is engineered to help ensure proper belt tension when an original belt is slipping, broken, or worn from fatigue.

Product Features:

• Direct replacement – this accessory drive belt tensioner assembly is designed to match the fit of an original equipment assembly on specified vehicles
• Ideal solution – engineered to help ensure proper belt tension when an original belt is slipping, broken, or worn from fatigue
• Durable construction – designed and manufactured to strict specifications for reliable performance
• Trustworthy quality – backed by a team of product experts in the United States and more than a century of automotive experience

This Litens supplied tensioner is manufactured to original equipment specifications. Heavy duty steel pulley construction ensures long life and trouble-free performance. This tensioner meets or exceeds all original equipment fit, form, and performance characteristics. For maximum performance and durability, always use genuine Litens components. Litens is the world’s largest supplier of original equipment (O.E.) power transmission products. At Litens, we design systems that are more efficient, resulting in tangible fuel economy/emissions benefits. Litens holds over 2000 patents and continues to respond to the ever-changing automotive industry by investing heavily in new technology, facilities, and people. 90% of our line is made of products coming from the OE manufacturer, which makes the Litens Tensioning Products portfolio the purest OE tensioning line in the North American aftermarket.

Product Features:

• Manufactured by Litens, the largest original equipment tensioner and pulley supplier in the world, to ensure proper form, fit, and performance.
• Internal “round spring” technology to provide constant belt tension and alignment throughout its service life.
• Heavy duty steel pulley construction
• OE-spec sealed ball bearings with synthetic grease and double lip seals for long life
• Installation instructions included

This Heavy Duty Truck and Bus tensioner is designed and engineered by Litens – the world’s largest supplier of original equipment (O.E.) belt tensioners in the world. The Litens replacement part meets all form, fit, and performance characteristics of the original equipment part (with the exception of not having the car manufacturer’s logo or part number applied to the part). This part is manufactured to meet or exceed the performance and life specifications of the O.E. part. The part features a premium chrome-silicon steel spring, internal damping, a “lift-lug” feature for ease of installation, Tandem 6303 ball bearings, a molded locator pin for precise installation, and a forged steel pulley. Specifically designed for a wide variety of Trucks and Buses with a Cummins ISB (5.9L) engine. Litens is the world’s largest supplier of original equipment (O.E.) power transmission products. At Litens, we design systems that are more efficient, resulting in tangible fuel economy/emissions benefits. Litens holds over 2000 patents and continues to respond to the ever-changing automotive industry by investing heavily in new technology, facilities, and people. 90% of our line is made of products coming from the OE manufacturer, which makes the Litens Tensioning Products portfolio the purest OE tensioning line in the North American aftermarket.

Product Features:

• Designed and engineered by the world’s largest Original Equipment supplier of accessory drive tensioners and pulleys.
• Internal “round spring” technology to provide constant belt tension and alignment throughout its service life. The internal damping design provides quiet, smooth, system performance.
• Installation instructions included.
• Heavy Duty Electro-deposited coated (e-coat) Steel Pulley for superior corrosion resistance.
• Professional Mechanics will change this tensioner in approx. 1/2 hour
• Accessory drive belts and tensioners are manufactured with similar design life targets. Since belt removal is required to change the tensioner, replacing both will extend the system service life and lower labor costs versus individual replacement.

For heavy-duty diesel engine accessory drive applications, Dayco’s HD automatic belt tensioner is designed to handle higher torque and power pulses. The heavy-duty cast aluminum body and pulley arms translate into extra strength and durability and the patented flat spring design prevents fluctuations to the tensioner body as its footprint doesn’t change when it’s under tension. This reduces the risk of belt noise and also helps avoid separation of the housing a key failure seen from competitive products. Dayco automatic belt tensioner H.D. also includes rugged pulleys with dual lifetime lubricated bearings to deliver long lasting, dependable service. Feature highly damped designs using a wave spring and a metal ring with a bonded polymeric surface that acts as a radial shock absorber for the tensioner arm while reducing contamination.

Product Features:

• Designed to prevent fluctuations to the tensioner body for longer service life
• Reduces the risk of noise and helps avoid housing separation
• Includes pulleys with lubricated bearings for longer lasting performance
• Includes installation instructions

Product Features:

• Optimized components engineered for maximum strength and durability
• Patented design provides superior belt alignment and tension for improved drive efficiency and life
• The patented labyrinth seal prevents contamination of internal parts for maximum durability and life.
• Long-life steel pulleys with dust cover to protect internal bearings from contamination
• Double-row bearings carry more load and last up to 3 times longer than two individual bearings
• Round chrome-silicone torsion spring for less fatigue than coil spring designs.
• Patented damping mechanism provides maximum stability, reducing vibration and increasing the life of the belt, tensioner and other accessory drive components

Litens was the Original Equipment (O.E.) suppliers of this Ford /Lincoln tensioner and offers this “O.E. Exact”* part for the aftermarket. This “O.E. Exact”* part for the aftermarket meets all original equipment form, fit, and function specifications. *(O.E. Exact – Original Equipment manufacturers prohibits the use of their part number or logo on parts sold to other customers. Therefore, the Litens aftermarket part may have minor cosmetic differences but still be exact in performance and design). This tensioner is designed for Super Duty applications with a heavy duty steel pulley and an integrated lift feature molded into the tensioner arm to aid in belt removal and installation. Choosing The Correct Replacement Part: Both the original equipment and Litens aftermarket tensioner use round spring technology and are marked “Made in Canada”. Litens is the world’s largest supplier of original equipment (O.E.) power transmission products. At Litens, we design systems that are more efficient, resulting in tangible fuel economy/emissions benefits. Litens holds over 2000 patents and continues to respond to the ever-changing automotive industry by investing heavily in new technology, facilities, and people. 90% of our line is made of products coming from the OE manufacturer, which makes the Litens Tensioning Products portfolio the purest OE tensioning line in the North American aftermarket.

Product Features:

• Manufactured by the original equipment part supplier to ensure proper form, fit, and performance.
• Internal “round spring” technology to provide constant belt tension and alignment throughout its service life.
• Installation instructions included.
• Heavy Duty Steel Pulley with close tolerance ball bearing pocket and Electro-deposited coating for superior corrosion resistance
• Professional Mechanics will change this tensioner in approx. 20 minutes.
• Accessory drive belts and tensioners are manufactured with similar design life targets. Since belt removal is required to change the tensioner, replacing both will extend the system service life and lower labor costs versus individual replacement.