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tensioner
noun
Any device that maintains or applies tension
Exact(10)
Also, some 2010-11 mayels may have oil leaking from the timing chain tensioner.
In other actions this week: BMW said it was recalling 923 of its 2011 X5 xDrive35d S.U.V.'s because a problem with a belt tensioner could lead to the loss of power assist on the steering.
Replacing the tensioner pulley should keep things in place.
SUZUKI Some Kizashis may have trouble with the alternator belt tensioner.
In T.S.B. TS0102011 issued on Feb. 1, Suzuki said the internal spring of the alternator belt tensioner could break on some 2010-11 models, allowing the belt to slip or to slide off.
The Mercedes-Benz entry, Mbrace, automatically relays the vehicle's location to a response center if an air bag deploys or a seat belt tensioner is activated.
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The report says the software controlling the seat belt pre-tensioner and side air bag curtains has a flaw and that those safety devices may not deploy.
The pre-tensioner tightens the seat belt while the air bag curtain – installed in the headliner just above the windows – is designed to provide head protection in a side impact or rollover.
And so have the many successive passive safety refinements: airbags, seatbelt pre-tensioners, "anti-submarining" seats, side intrusion door-beams and much more.
He'd shown Lynn how to position the hip belt, tighten the shoulder straps, and adjust the top tensioners; now he was patting the pack as if he were patting Lynn at the same time.
Early on, the tensioners for its cam chains were prone to failure, often with near-catastrophic results.
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