Drive belts

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Drive Belts

This section covers the engine drive belts, their configurations and adjustment. Jimnys have an Auxillary Belt (Fan Belt) and a Power Steering Belt.

There are a number of combinations and it is essential you get the correct belt.

You should not purchase based on guidance below - you should identify the correct belt for your vehicle elsewhere.

Nomenclature

For shorter naming, these abbreviations and designations will be used in this article:

• P.S. - Power Steering
• A.C. - Air Conditioning
• G13BB - petrol engine, used in very early petrol Jimnys gen3 and many cabrio / open top petrol Jimnys gen3;
• M13A / M13AA / M13A VVT - family of petrol engines, used in most petrol Jimnys gen3 from 2001 to 2018;
  • All variants of this engine are effectively the same from the "drive belt choice" perspective;
• K15B - petrol engine, used in Jimnys gen4;

G13BB with P.S. but without A.C.

G13BB with PAS

• PAS: Adjust mid point of belt between Pump and Crank (lower belt section) to 6 – 9 mm (0.24 – 0.35 in.) of flex by adjusting tensioner
• Shop for V-Belts in BigJimny Shop

G13BB with P.S. and with A.C.

G13BB with PAS and Aircon

• PAS: Adjust horizontal (TOP) of belt to 3 – 4 mm (0.12 – 0.16 in.) of flex by adjusting tensioner
• Shop for V-Belts in BigJimny Shop

M13AA with P.S. but without A.C.

M13AA with PAS

• Auxillary Belt - known part number for some models 95141-50F01
• PAS:Adjust mid point of belt between Pump and Crank (lower belt section) to 6 – 9 mm (0.24 – 0.35 in.) of flex by adjusting tensioner
• Shop for V-Belts in BigJimny Shop

M13AA with P.S. and with A.C.

M13AA with PAS and Aircon

• Auxillary Belt - known part number for some models 95141-50F01
• PAS+Aircon Belt - known part number for some models 17521-52E00
• PAS: Adjust horizontal (bottom) of belt to 6 – 9 mm (0.24 – 0.35 in.) of flex by adjusting tensioner
• Shop for V-Belts in BigJimny Shop

M13AA without P.S. but with A.C.

M13AA with PAS

• Auxillary Belt - known part number for some models 95141-50F01
• Aircon: Adjust horizontal (bottom) of belt to 6 – 9 mm (0.24 – 0.35 in.) of flex by adjusting tensioner
• Shop for V-Belts in BigJimny Shop

K15B

• Info needed ...

Tensioners for Jimnys gen3

There basically two types of tensioners:

• One with a small center;
  • These are more common on the G13B engines;
• One with a large center;
  • There are more common on the M13A family of engines;

You should not purchase based on guidance below - you should identify the correct tensioner for your vehicle.

Small hole tensioner

Small hole tensioner

• This is Suzuki part number 49160-82A00.
• If the bearing has worn, then it can be replaced by pressing the old bearing out.
• A suitable bearing is available in the BigJimny Shop HERE

Large hole tensioner

Small hole tensioner

• This is Suzuki part number 49160-81A00.
• This tensioner is commonly called a "smilely tensioner" because of the appearance.
• If the bearing has worn then it can be replaced by pressing the old bearing out of the outer rim and pressing the smilely centre out.
• A suitable bearing is available in the BigJimny Shop HERE

Replacements

• First of all, the BigJimny shop has a high quality replacement bearing for sale (read above).
• However, if you for some reason want to replace the entire tensioner assembly (generally a lot more expensive), you can either buy the original Suzuki P.N. 49160-81A00, or one of the aftermarket tensioners.
  • Example aftermarket tensioner is SKF VKM66009

• By the way, the bearing which Suzuki originally installs in this tensioner is NSK 6010DU2 (that's at least the case in M13A engined Jimnys made in 2013).
  • That bearing has rubber seals on both sides.
  • Specifications are: single-row, ball bearings, deep groove, 50 x 80 x 16 mm
• NSK has allegedly superseded it with the bearing model 6010DDU.
  • However, since the specifications of those two bearings appear to be the same, it could very well be the same bearing, but just a changed naming nomenclature.

• There is also a "premium" edition of this bearing.
  • It is NSK 6010VV.
• The "VV" suffix means that is has special "contactless" double sided rubber seals (and made of some super tech rubber), which effectively allow far higher bearing RPMs and operating temperatures.
  • However, this premium bearing is about 3x more expensive than the "ordinary" one.
• This premium bearing may be an "overkill" for this application (in other words, the standard bearing may be sufficient), but an expert should give an opinion.
  • However, if someone wants to indulge themselves with this premium bearing edition (instead of using chocolate or sex dolls for a change), then buy NSK 6010VV.

Tensioners for Jimnys gen4

Info needed ...

Torque Settings

Full details of the torque settings can be found in the reference data

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Page last edited on 24/02/2019 by user Bosanek