Raymond Spring – RA830-050

Storing and releasing mechanical energy, this Raymond spring either returns a component to its resting position after it is actuated or holds tension against a mating part to keep it seated during operation, built to Raymond's specification for the assembly it supports on Raymond lift trucks.

Springs in a lift truck assembly cycle through repeated compression or extension over the life of the equipment, and that constant flexing gradually fatigues the metal, reducing the spring's ability to return to its free length and exert its rated force. A spring that has sagged, lost tension, or developed cracking at a coil should be replaced, since a weakened spring no longer holds the component it supports firmly in position.

This spring is cataloged for Raymond lift truck service and is built to the free length, wire diameter, and rate of the original. Match those to the spring coming off, since a spring of the wrong rate will not seat the component with the correct force.