tensioner
- noun
- /ˈtɛnʃənər/
- Specialized
- Superbolt recommended the use of its multi-jackbolt tensioners for the job.
- belt tensioner
- tensioner pulley
- install tensioners
Examples
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The auto tensioner automatically keeps the chain at the correct tension during operation.
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I've had to replace the ignition cylinder, thermostat housing, sway bar links, idler pulley, and belt tensioner, etc.
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I see it goes through this top hole, then through the tensioner, then through the bottom hole.
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Take your chain and rail it and then put your chain tensioner back on with the little nub facing outwards.
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They're doing their timing chain tensioners and an independent.
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We put in a new chain tensioner, a new spindle holder to get slop out.
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So it looks like we've got some kind of string sort of tensioner thing going on here, but this is a motor here, isn't it?
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I've also got this nice little cable tensioner which stops the whole thing from right now we've got all that fitted.
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Smalley Steel Ring Co. Circle 309 Timing Belts and Tensioners
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If you don't do the pre-tensioning right and make sure the hydraulic tensioner is good, the belt will likely slip once it stretches.
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Synonyms
A tool that pulls straps or bolts together to make them more secure
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tensioner comes from the word tension ('stretch' or 'tight') and the ending -er ('one that makes'). So a mechanical tensioner is the part that keeps a belt, string, or chain tight so a machine or instrument works properly.