Raymond Steer Caster Housing Assembly – RA828-006-696

This steer caster housing assembly is built for Raymond 7400, 7420, and 7440 series reach-fork trucks, providing the structural housing that holds the caster wheel and steering linkage at the rear of the truck. As a steer caster, this assembly carries the mechanical connection between the truck's steering system and the wheel that actually changes the truck's direction, meaning it sees both the load of supporting that end of the truck and the mechanical stress of repeated steering input throughout a shift. At approximately 22.4 pounds, this is a substantial housing assembly rather than a small hardware component, consistent with a part that bears structural and steering loads rather than serving a purely cosmetic or minor mechanical function.

Raymond documents this assembly's fitment specifically across the 7400, 7420, and 7440 series in its own parts manual, giving high confidence that this housing matches those three reach-fork truck series without needing to cross-reference by dimension alone. Because a steer caster housing integrates with both the wheel mount and the steering linkage, a technician replacing this component is typically addressing steering play, wheel wobble, or housing damage rather than routine caster wheel wear alone, since the wheel itself is usually a separate serviceable part from the housing that holds it.