Spring – RA167840

Built to the rate and dimensions of the assembly it was cataloged for, this Raymond spring stores and returns mechanical force, holding tension or return pressure on the component it serves through repeated cycles. As a Raymond part, it is dimensioned for one specific position in the truck rather than as a generic substitute.

Springs are replaced when they take a set, lose free length, or crack, any of which softens the return force the mechanism depends on and leaves its action slow or incomplete. Because it works under steady load, it is a predictable wear item rather than a sudden failure, and a fresh spring restores the designed tension in the position it installs into.

Spring rate and dimensions determine the job, so match the free length, wire diameter, and coil dimensions to the spring being replaced. A spring close in size but off in rate will load and return differently.