Belt Tensioner SNAPPED OFF

[DonS]

This is from engine built 8-30-23, it does not lokk any different than the 2020 model to me, Think i will do the same and switch yo the escape tensioner .

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[Dereku]

You my man, have an excellent sense of humor! It's very funny ,

Except for those of us unfortunate enough to have purchased a 2020!! For the first time, I actually have found something that I wished they had deleted!

I think the solution lthom found will work out fine.

I will say the escape one is on my list. Regardless of only impacting 2020s so far. Its a bad place to mount it. And at 130k I am probably due some replacement pulleys either way.

Humor is all we have in the face of adversity. We can laugh at it or allow it to win. I chose to give it the middle finger and laugh sometimes. Might have taken me a few days to get to that point when I blew my tranny but its a work in progress.

 

[TJC]

This is from engine built 8-30-23, it does not look any different than the 2020 model to me, Think i will do the same and switch to the escape tensioner .

This is a picture of my 2020 tensioner mounting point (top) to yours (Bottom).
It looks like the bottom hole in my timing cover is machined elongated... just noticed that. It may be the shadow, but I don't think so.

I also measured the pulley diameter, and the Dayco was identical to the Ford part.

 

[Stevedbvik1]

Ok. We may have found something about the cover differences. Here’s my 03/22 build. It has the elongated hole. But not the difference in the lower mounting boss area. Different design??
Exit: my 2022 is the bottom photo. 2020 is the top photo

 

[IdahoRanger]

I would take a picture of my 2019 but don't get it back until tomorrow. It is in final stages of repair and should be ready today but I'm not going out in traffic. TBH the wife doesn't want to as I would rather put the car in my garage than have it sit another night at Ford.

Maybe somebody with a 2019 can get a picture and see if it was changed in 2020.

 

[TJC]

Ok. We may have found something about the cover differences. Here’s my 03/22 build. It has the elongated hole. But not the difference in the lower mounting boss area. Different design??

They are certainly different, and maybe not just where you circled. The two re-enforced ridges on the top bung appear to be taller than on my 2020 as well. Take a look at the fault lines in the 3 images below. The top 2 appear to be like my 2020.

But this one looks different, Maybe I'm just seeing more of the timing cover the tensioner missing.

 

[Stevedbvik1]

They are certainly different, and maybe not just where you circled. The two re-enforced ridges on the top bung appear to be taller than on my 2020 as well. Take a look at the fault lines in the 3 images below. The top 2 appear to be like my 2020.

But this one looks different, Maybe I'm just seeing more of the timing cover the tensioner missing.

Yes, they look beefed up too. I’m betting the fracture starts at the bottom mount area

 

[Swishpapasweets]

Does anyone still need a picture of a 2019 belt tensioner? Probably need to check mine lol

 

[DonS]

My cover plate is part number KB3E-6059-BB

 

[Stevedbvik1]

Ran mine this week after grinding clearance to obtain full spring tension. Did fine , no issues. But I have to bring my truck in next week for the HPFP replacement under warranty. That process involves removing the intake manifold which is too close to the tensioner area. So I swapped the original back on because don’t need to give them any reason to raise a red flag. I did notice that the original pulley was noticeably more loose than the new one with 26K on it.

 

[TJC]

Ran mine this week after grinding clearance to obtain full spring tension. Did fine , no issues. But I have to bring my truck in next week for the HPFP replacement under warranty. That process involves removing the intake manifold which is too close to the tensioner area. So I swapped the original back on because don’t need to give them any reason to raise a red flag. I did notice that the original pulley was noticeably more loose than the new one with 26K on it.

How far did you grind (not how deep) to get full motion? I have not looked at my original closely yet, but I'm going to investigate to see if bearing replacement is possible.

I did not grind to achieve full range as I liked the idea of the part staying bound at the upper limit to allow it to stay in place while changing the belt. I doubt the tensioner will ever reach that extreme limit unless a different length belt is used.

What I also like about the new tensioner (besides the obvious) is the location of the manual tension block used to take the belt off, It is much easier to access being on the top of the tensioner.

It's almost like Ford regressed the tensioner design.

 

[IdahoRanger]

Sorry my 2019 Lariat has a plastic cover in the way so couldn't get a good picture.

Guess that cover is a deleted item.

 

[Stevedbvik1]

How far did you grind (not how deep) to get full motion? I have not looked at my original closely yet, but I'm going to investigate to see if bearing replacement is possible.

I did not grind to achieve full range as I liked the idea of the part staying bound at the upper limit to allow it to stay in place while changing the belt. I doubt the tensioner will ever reach that extreme limit unless a different length belt is used.

What I also like about the new tensioner (besides the obvious) is the location of the manual tension block used to take the belt off, It is much easier to access being on the top of the tensioner.

It's almost like Ford regressed the tensioner design.

See picture. I also ground a bit off the backside of the stop because I felt it was a bit too close ( my bit was sketchy so pardon the workmanship). It makes the belt change much easier for sure. I would love to know why they did what they did.
Looked up other model 2022’s with the 2.3L to see what they took. The Explorer and Bronco take the same as the Ranger. The Mustang took the same as the Escape style. Same layout for the 2020 versions of these vehicles too minus the Bronco. I remember Benny at Levittown saying that the front cover on the Ranger was unique to the Ranger. Probably because of the fan drive style.

 

[RangerBill]

I would try a couple of washers under the mounting studs to space it away from the engine front cover. It doesn't look like it would take much to clear it.

 

[Stevedbvik1]

I would try a couple of washers under the mounting studs to space it away from the engine front cover. It doesn't look like it would take much to clear it.

I thought about that but you would need two different ID washers because off the top mount using a pilot sleeve. Then I felt that washer thickness you would need might eat up too much of the pilot sleeve space. But maybe it would be okay? I just didn’t want to mess with it.

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