RENR7256-06

March 2012
FLUID POWER SYMBOLS
BASIC COMPONENT SYMBOLS

MAIN AUX

PUMP OR MOTOR FLUID CONDITIONER SPRING CONTROL VALVES RESTRICTION LINE RESTRICTION PUMP PUMP

COMPONENT LOCATIONS (FIXED) (2 - SECTION) (VARIABLE & PRESSURE

COMPENSATED)

Part Machine Schematic

Description Number Location Location VARIABILITY SPRING LINE RESTRICTION PRESSURE HYDRAULIC PNEUMATIC LINE RESTRICTION ATTACHMENT
(ADJUSTABLE) (VARIABLE) COMPENSATION ENERGY TRIANGLES (VARIABLE & PRESSURE
ACCUMULATOR 087-4456 1 A-4 COMPENSATED)

CYLINDER GP - BOOM NOTE A 2 E-2 VALVE ENVELOPES VALVES VALVE PORTS

CYLINDER GP - BUCKET NOTE A 3 E-2

CYLINDER GP - STICK NOTE A 4 E-7
ONE POSITION TWO POSITION THREE POSITION TWO - WAY THREE - WAY FOUR - WAY
FILTER GP - OIL 188-4140 5 A-6 CC EE 11 CONTROL VALVES CHECK VALVES
FILTER GP - OIL (CASE DRAIN) 126-2075 6 A-6 AB A B

FILTER GP - OIL (PILOT) 158-8987 7 A-3, A-4

P T P T
BASIC SPRING SHUTTLE PILOT
MOTOR GP - SWING 179-9775 8 E-6 NORMAL POSITION SHIFTED POSITION INFINITE POSITION
SYMBOL LOADED CONTROLLED

MOTOR GP - TRAVEL LEFT 9 E-4 FLUID STORAGE RESERVOIRS

215-9952
RIGHT 10 E-5
PUMP GP - PISTON (MAIN) 272-6957 11 A-2
SWIVEL 234-4440 12 D-4
324D and 326D Excavator
VENTED PRESSURIZED RETURN ABOVE FLUID LEVEL RETURN BELOW FLUID LEVEL

VALVE GP - CHECK (OIL COOLER BYPASS) 173-4672 13 A-7 MEASUREMENT ROTATING SHAFTS

VALVE GP - LOAD CONTROL (BOOM)

VALVE GP - LOAD CONTROL (STICK)
255-5683
255-5680
14
15
C-2
C-5
Hydraulic System
PRESSURE TEMPERATURE FLOW UNIDIRECTIONAL BIDIRECTIONAL
VALVE GP - MAIN CONTROL 259-7380 16 C-2 thru C-5
VALVE GP - PILOT CONTROL (LEFT JOYSTICK) 232-4157 17 C-7
324D: 326D: COMBINATION CONTROLS

VALVE GP - PILOT CONTROL (RIGHT JOYSTICK) 232-4158 18 C-6 MND1-UP PJM1-UP

VALVE GP - PILOT MANIFOLD 215-5037 19 A-4, A-5 BYE1-UP SOLENOID SOLENOID SOLENOID SOLENOID & SERVO THERMAL DETENT
VALVE GP - PILOT (TRAVEL) 158-8250 20 D-7 ECH1-UP OR MANUAL & PILOT PILOT OR MANUAL

VALVE GP - PRESSURE REDUCING (BOOM,

21
GPK1-UP MANUAL CONTROL SYMBOLS
232-4102 A-4
SWING PRIORITY)
AWN1-UP
VALVE GP - SHUTTLE 185-0462 22 B-6, B-7
TSN1-UP PUSH - PULL LEVER MANUAL SHUTOFF GENERAL MANUAL PUSH BUTTON PEDAL SPRING
VALVE GP - SWING CUSHION 158-9085 23 D-6
VALVE GP - TRAVEL COUNTERBALANCE LEFT 24 D-4
DFP1-UP RELEASED PRESSURE PILOT CONTROL SYMBOLS REMOTE SUPPLY PRESSURE

RIGHT
204-2819
25 D-5 JZR1-UP
JAT1-UP
NOTE A: REFER TO PARTS MANUAL FOR YOUR SPECIFIC MACHINE.
DD BB CJX1-UP
EXTERNAL RETURN INTERNAL RETURN SIMPLIFIED COMPLETE INTERNAL
SUPPLY PRESSURE

ACCUMULATORS CROSSING & JOINING LINES HYDRAULIC & PNEUMATIC CYLINDERS

TAP LOCATIONS SPRING LOADED GAS CHARGED LINES CROSSING LINES JOINING SINGLE ACTING DOUBLE ACTING
PRESSURE, SAMPLING, AND SENSOR
HYDRAULIC PUMPS HYDRAULIC MOTORS INTERNAL PASSAGEWAYS
TAP SCHEMATIC
NUMBER DESCRIPTION LOCATION FIXED VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT FIXED VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT INFINITE
DISPLACEMENT NON-COMPENSATED DISPLACEMENT NON-COMPENSATED POSITIONING 3 POSITION 2 POSITION
AA PILOT PUMP DELIVERY PRESSURE A-4
BB LEFT PUMP DELIVERY PRESSURE B-3 UNIDIRECTIONAL UNIDIRECTIONAL

CC RIGHT PUMP DELIVERY PRESSURE A-3

FLOW IN ONE PARALLEL CROSS FLOW IN
BIDIRECTIONAL BIDIRECTIONAL DIRECTION FLOW FLOW EITHER
DD LEFT PUMP POWER SHIFT PRESSURE B-2 DIRECTION

EE RIGHT PUMP POWER SHIFT PRESSURE A-2

SOS HYDRAULIC OIL SAMPLING PORT A-3 PUMP GP - PISTON (MAIN) 2012 Caterpillar, All Rights Reserved Printed in U.S.A.

ELECTRICAL SYMBOLS TABLE

HYDRAULIC SYMBOLS (ELECTRICAL)

8 12
G
M
17 18 4 TRANSDUCER TRANSDUCER GENERATOR ELECTRIC MOTOR

(Dimensions: 34 inches x 24 inches)

(FLUID) (GAS / AIR)

23
15 21 22
20

RENR7256-06
PRESSURE SWITCH PRESSURE SWITCH TEMPERATURE ELECTRICAL WIRE
5 (ADJUSTABLE) SWITCH

3
13 14 16 16 14 15 ELECTRICAL SYMBOLS (ELECTRICAL)

2
VALVE GP - MAIN CONTROL MOTOR GP - SWING AND SWIVEL
19 PRESSURE TEMPERATURE
T

LEVEL FLOW
12 SWITCH SWITCH SWITCH SWITCH

SOS AA WIRE NUMBER IDENTIFICATION CODES

ELECTRICAL SCHEMATIC EXAMPLE HYDRAULIC SCHEMATIC EXAMPLE

23 6 CURRENT STANDARD CURRENT STANDARD

5 HARNESS IDENTIFICATION CODE THIS EXAMPLE

INDICATES WIRE 135 IN HARNESS AG
WIRE

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CIRCUIT NUMBER
325-AG135 PK-14 IDENTIFICATION WIRE COLOR

CIRCUIT NUMBER WIRE WIRE GAUGE

9 24 8 23 9 IDENTIFICATION COLOR 325-PK

7 PREVIOUS STANDARD

WIRE WIRE COLOR

11 10 25 1 7 6
325-PK-14 B A

CIRCUIT NUMBER WIRE GAUGE (EXAMPLE VALVE)

IDENTIFICATION

MACHINE COMPONENT LOCATIONS MOTOR GP - PISTON (TRAVEL) FILTER GP

 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
TRAVEL MOTOR (LEFT) TRAVEL MOTOR (RIGHT)
MOTOR GP
TRAVEL

SWING MOTOR
215-9952 MOTOR GP BUCKET CYLINDER BOOM CYLINDER
TRAVEL
215-9952

PG MOTOR GP
STICK CYLINDER SWING
DR 179-9775
E E
Pp3 Pp3
MU

AG AR3 BR3 AR4 BR4

BG
T T
AL3 BL3 DR
B1 A1

VALVE GP
SWING CUSHION
158-9085

TRAVEL BRAKE TRAVEL BRAKE VALVE GP

VALVE GP VALVE GP
PILOT (TRAVEL) TRAVEL A B B A TRAVEL COUNTERBALANCE
B A COUNTERBALANCE 204-2819
158-8250
204-2819
BL2 AL2
D TRAVEL(L) BL1 AL1 BR1 AR1
D
TRAVEL(R)
SWIVEL GP
234-4440
VALVE GP
LOAD CONTROL (STICK)
255-5680

BACK FWD FWD BACK

T1 T5 T2 T4 T6 T3 VALVE GP
aL2 LOAD CONTROL
aL1 bL1 bR1 aR1
AR1 aR4 AR4 (BOOM)
AL1 aL1 aR3 255-5683
PRESSURE SWITCH PRESSURE SWITCH AL3 AL2
BR1
BL3 BL2 BL1 aR1 aR2 BR2 AR2 BR3 AR3 BR4
T AL4 SP3 SPi aL3 Di4 Pi4 Pi1 BP3 BDr BPi BR5 AR5 aR5 R3
aL4 (UP) SDr (IN) (L) (REV) (CLOSE) (DOWN) BP2 VALVE GP
(REV)
MAIN CONTROL
259-7380

VALVE GP VALVE GP
C PILOT CONTROL
(LEFT JOYSTICK)
PILOT CONTROL
(RIGHT JOYSTICK)
STICK DRIFT REDUCTION BOOM DRIFT REDUCTION C
232-4157 232-4158

JLP JLT JRP JRT

STICK SWING BUCKET BOOM

OUT IN R L OPEN CLOSE DOWN UP

JL1 JL3 JL2 JL4 JR4 JR2 JR3 JR1

MAIN
RELIEF
(Dimensions: 34 inches x 24 inches)

VALVE GP A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 STICK(1) SWING TRAVEL(L) BUCKET BOOM(1) STICK(2)

BOOM(2) TRAVEL(R) ATCH
SHUTTLE (OUT) (R) (FWD) (OPEN) (UP) (OUT)
(FWD)
185-0462
HL Di2 Pi2 Pi3 Di3 PL PR Di1 bR5 HR
RENR7256-06

DST bR2
bL1 bR1 bR3
bL4 bL3 bL2 bR4 LINE PATTERNS

B B1 B2 B4 B5 B6 B7
Pressure Line
B
B3 B8
PRESSURE SENSOR
Pilot / Load Sensing Pressure
PUMP GP
BB PISTON (MAIN)
Drain / Return Lines

272-6957 Component Group

aR3 aR4 bR3 bR4 bL3 bL2 bL4 aL2 G2 M2
Attachment
L Air Line
RR E
P2 Pi1 P-IN PSA2 DR1 PSA1
F Pn2
CALLOUTS
PRESSURE SWITCH TRAVEL SPEED SWING
U
FR VALVE GP
T
P
U
Ps2 DD
PRESSURE
PRIORITY T-OUT2 DR2 B1 A1 B2 A2 A2 M PsM2 YY Taps (Pressure, Sampling, Sensor - by letter)
REDUCING P
(TRAVEL)

(BOOM, Components (By number)

(SWING)

52
G2
SWING
NO.1

NO.2

PRIORITY)
(LOCK)

A
H
C S3 LINES GROUP COLOR DESCRIPTIONS
232-4102
NO.3

Y
D T Dr2 IMPLEMENT & RIGHT TRAVEL PUMP OUTPUT
R I
V I PILOT PUMP OUTPUT
A T S1
U A Dr1 IMPLEMENT & LEFT TRAVEL PUMP OUTPUT
L T P1 P2
I TRAVEL SPEED CONTROL CIRCUIT
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I D
O
VALVE GP P1 C
N SUPPLY LINE
PILOT MANIFOLD FILTER GP G3 DRAIN / RETURN LINE
PILOT
215-5037 OIL (PILOT) PsM1 ATTACHMENT CONTROL CIRCUIT
FILTER GP 158-8987 RIGHT TRAVEL MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT
OIL DR3 Pi2 DR6 LEFT TRAVEL MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT

A C
188-4140 DR4 DR5 T-OUT1
ACCUMULATOR GP
OUT IN
R
Ps1
EE SWING MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT
A
087-4456 A1 I
BOOM CYLINDER CONTROL CIRCUIT
G Pn1 BUCKET CYLINDER CONTROL CIRCUIT
T H STICK CYLINDER CONTROL CIRCUIT
B G T
PG PC A3 P SWING BRAKE CONTROL CIRCUIT
U PROPORTIONAL LEFT & RIGHT MAIN PUMP POWERSHIFT CIRCUIT
A SLOW RETURN BYPASS M REDUCING VALVE
RETURN FILTER GP Pi
P

VALVE GP
D E F OIL
(CASE DRAIN)
AA SOS THIS SCHEMATIC IS FOR THE 324D AND 326D EXCAVATOR
G1 M1
CHECK (OIL 126-2075 MEDIA NUMBER: RENR7256-06
COOLER BYPASS) Pm PART NUMBER: 255-5782, CHANGE: 00, VERSION: HE
173-4672 OIL COOLER DRAIN CC Components are shown installed on a fully operable machine.
PRESSURE SENSOR
Refer to the appropriate Service Manual for Troubleshooting, Specific ations.

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