Cloyes 9-5550 Engine Timing Chain Tensioner Guide

Cloyes 9-5550 Timing Chain Tensioner Guide

The Cloyes 9-5550 is an engine timing chain tensioner guide built for specific Ford, Mazda, Mercury, and Lincoln applications. It uses a nylon guide surface with an included shoe and bracket to help maintain proper timing chain tracking in the valve train.

Key Features

• Nylon construction for timing chain guide service
• Chain type: tensioner guide
• Shoe included with bracket included
• Specific fit design for listed applications
• Length: 9 3/8 in.; width: 0.77 in.; height: 2.22 in.
• White/black finish with one mounting hole and 0.41 in. mount hole inside diameter
• Part number: 9-5550

Detailed Description

Cloyes 9-5550 is a timing chain guide for the crankshaft-to-camshaft drive system. It is CAD designed and manufactured with advanced materials, then tested for function and durability to meet or exceed OEM performance requirements. This guide is a direct-fit style component for applications including the Ford Escape, Ford Fusion, Mazda Tribute, Mercury Mariner, Mercury Milan, Mazda 6, Ford Five Hundred, Ford Freestyle, Mercury Montego, Lincoln Zephyr, Mazda MPV, Ford Taurus, Mercury Sable, Lincoln LS, and Mercury Cougar. If you are servicing a timing chain system on these vehicles, 9-5550 provides the guide surface needed to keep the chain aligned and properly tensioned.

This part cross-references 95550 for the same application.

What It Helps Address

• Timing chain noise from a worn guide surface
• Chain tracking issues in the valve train
• Excessive wear on timing system components
• Loss of proper chain tension control
• Service needs during timing chain replacement on Ford, Mazda, Mercury, and Lincoln engines

Installation Notes and Tips

Replace the timing chain tensioner, sprockets, and guides together when servicing the chain. Cloyes recommends renewing these related components at the same time because they work together to keep the chain tight and properly guided. Verify application details in the catalog before installation to confirm the correct engine fitment for your vehicle.

Quality Assurance

Cloyes manufactures this guide using CAD-based design and advanced materials, with testing focused on function and durability. The part is engineered to meet or exceed OEM performance requirements for the listed applications.