Component Locations 32 17 2 16 18 FLUID POWER SYMBOLS

RENR9906
Part Machine Schematic 11 21 29 23 30 27 BASIC COMPONENT SYMBOLS
Description May 2006
Number Location Location
Accumulator Gp 087-4456 1 C-5 MAIN AUX.
PUMP: VARIABLE and
PUMP or MOTOR FLUID CONDITIONER SPRING CONTROL VALVES RESTRICTION LINE RESTRICTION 2-SECTION PUMP PRESSURE COMPENSATED
Block 187-6716 2 D-2 (FIXED)

Cylinder Gp - Boom NOTE A 3 F-1

Cylinder Gp - Bucket NOTE A 4 F-1 3 5 VARIABILITY SPRING LINE RESTRICTION PRESSURE HYDRAULIC PNEUMATIC LINE RESTRICTION ATTACHMENT
(ADJUSTABLE) (VARIABLE) COMPENSATION ENERGY TRIANGLES VARIABLE and PRESSURE
Cylinder Gp - Stick NOTE A 5 F-3 COMPENSATED

Filter Gp - Case Drain 126-2075 6 B-4 24 25 VALVE ENVELOPES

VALVES
VALVE PORTS
Filter Gp - Pilot Hydraulic 188-2084 7 B-5 , B-6
Filter Gp - Return Oil 188-4140 8 A-5
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ONE POSITION TWO POSITION THREE POSITION TWO-WAY THREE-WAY FOUR-WAY
Manifold Gp - Control 215-5037 9 C-5 , C-6
Motor Gp - Swing 179-9775 10 B-6 CONTROL VALVES CHECK VALVES
Motor Gp - Travel Left 215-9952 11 B-8 1 9 AB AB

Motor Gp - Travel Right 215-9952 12 B-7 22 28 P T P T

Pump GP - Main Hydraulic 256-0087 13 C-3 , C-4 BASIC SPRING SHUTTLE PILOT
NORMAL POSITION SHIFTED POSITION INFINITE POSITION
SYMBOL LOADED CONTROLLED
Sensor As - Left Pump Pressure 221-8859 14 D-4
MEASUREMENT ROTATING SHAFTS
Sensor As - Right Pump Pressure 221-8859 15 B-4
Switch As - LH Travel Pressure 167-3466 16 C-2 13 14 3
Switch As - Pilot Pressure 167-3466 17 A-2 15 PRESSURE TEMPERATURE FLOW UNIDIRECTIONAL BIDIRECTIONAL
Switch As - RH Travel Pressure 167-3466 18 C-1
FLUID STORAGE RESERVOIRS
Swivel Gp 234-4440 19 A-7
12 6 20 19 10 4
324D Excavator
Tank Gp - Hydraulic Oil 266-6561 20 A-4
Valve Gp - Cooler Bypass 173-4672 21 A-6 33 7 31 VENTED PRESSURIZED RETURN ABOVE FLUID LEVEL RETURN BELOW FLUID LEVEL

Hydraulic System
Valve Gp - Heavy Lift Solenoid 121-6303 22 D-5
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Valve Gp - LH Joystick 232-4157 23 B-3
Valve Gp - Load Control Boom Cylinder 255-5683 24 F-3
Valve Gp - Load Control Stick Cylinder 255-5680 25 F-7
23 LAB1-UP SOLENOID SOLENOID SOLENOID SOLENOID and SERVO THERMAL DETENT
Valve Gp - Main Control 255-5781 26 E-3 thru E-8 or MANUAL and PILOT PILOT or MANUAL

Valve Gp - Pilot Travel 158-8250 27 C-1 , C-2

21 24 25 29 3 5 EJC1-UP
MANUAL CONTROL SYMBOLS
Valve Gp - Press Reducing Boom/Swing 232-4102 28 D-7 26 T2D1-UP
Valve Gp - RH Joystick 232-4158 29 B-2 SYM1-UP
Valve Gp - Shuttle 185-0462 30 A-2 , A-3 PUSH-PULL LEVER MANUAL SHUTOFF GENERAL MANUAL PUSH BUTTON PEDAL SPRING

Valve Gp - Swing Cushion 158-9090 31 B-6

PILOT CONTROL SYMBOLS
Valve Gp - Travel LT Counterbalance 204-2819 32 E-5 1 9 RELEASED PRESSURE REMOTE SUPPLY PRESSURE
Valve Gp - Travel RT Counterbalance 204-2819 33 E-4 22 28
NOTE A: Check the parts manual for the correct cylinder part number.
EXTERNAL RETURN INTERNAL RETURN SIMPLIFIED COMPLETE INTERNAL
SUPPLY PRESSURE

13 14 ACCUMULATORS CROSSING AND JOINING LINES HYDRAULIC AND PNEUMATIC CYLINDERS

15 SPRING LOADED GAS CHARGED SINGLE ACTING DOUBLE ACTING

LINES CROSSING LINES JOINING

HYDRAULIC PUMPS HYDRAULIC MOTORS INTERNAL PASSAGEWAYS

FIXED VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT FIXED VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT THREE TWO

INFINITE
DISPLACEMENT NON-COMPENSATED DISPLACEMENT NON-COMPENSATED POSITIONING POSITION POSITION

UNIDIRECTIONAL UNIDIRECTIONAL

FLOW IN ONE PARALLEL CROSS FLOW ALLOWED IN

BIDIRECTIONAL BIDIRECTIONAL DIRECTION FLOW FLOW EITHER DIRECTION

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Machine Component/Locations

Tap Locations Electrical Symbols Table

Pressure, Sampling, and Sensor
Tap
Description
Schematic Hydraulic Symbols (Electrical)
Number Location
EE Left Pump Delivery Pressure B-3
FF Right Pump Delivery Pressure A-3
8 G
GG
HH
Pilot Pump Delivery Pressure
Left Pump Power Shift Pressure
A-4
B-2 M
JJ Case Drain Pressure A-2
KK Right Pump Power Shift Pressure A-2 Transducer Transducer Generator Electric Motor

STR TRAVEL
SOS Hydraulic Oil Sampling Port A-3 (Fluid) (Gas / Air)

ATTACHMENT

TRAVEL (R)

TRAVEL (L)
STICK(2)

STICK(1)
BOOM(1)

BOOM(2)
EE

BUCKET
LOCK

SWING
SOLENOID
Pressure Switch Temperature Switch Electrical Wire
JJ Pressure Switch
(Adjustable)

RENR9906
SWING
SOLENOID 13
HYD.
TRAVEL KK TANK Electrical Symbols (Electrical)
SPEED
SOLENOID 6

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T
Pressure Temperature Level Flow
Symbol Symbol Symbol Symbol

Wire Number Identification Codes

14 Electrical Schematic Example Hydraulic Schematic Example

GG
Current Standard Current Standard
SOS Harness identification code
7 This example indicates
wire 135 in harness "AG". Wire
Circuit Number Wire Color

HH 26 325-AG135 PK-14
Identification

9 FF 325-PK
15 Circuit Identification Wire Color Wire Gauge
Number

Previous Standard
Wire Color
Wire

325-PK-14
B A
Circuit Number Wire Gauge
Identification (EXAMPLE VALVE)

CONTROL MANIFOLD MAIN PUMP & FILTER CIRCUITS MAIN CONTROL VALVE
 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
SWING MOTOR TRAVEL MOTOR (LEFT) TRAVEL MOTOR (RIGHT)

MOTOR GP
TRAVEL LEFT
215-9952
MOTOR GP
TRAVEL RIGHT
215-9952
PG MOTOR GP
SWING
179-9775
F F
DR

STICK CYLINDER
MU
Pp3 Pp3

BOOM BOOM
BUCKET CYLINDER CYLINDER CYLINDER
B1 DR A1 T T
VALVE GP
TRAVEL LT
FINE COUNTERBALNCE
SWING 204-2819
AL3 BL3
VALVE GP
SWING
CUSHION
158-9090 HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT COLOR DESCRIPTIONS
RIGHT MAIN PUMP OUTPUT
PILOT PUMP OUTPUT
LEFT MAIN PUMP OUTPUT
TRAVEL SPEED CONTROL CIRCUIT

E SUPPLY LINE
DRAIN / RETURN LINE E
AR3 BR3 AR4 BR4 LEFT & RIGHT MAIN PUMP POWERSHIFT CIRCUIT
ATTACHMENT CONTROL CIRCUIT
VALVE GP HEAVY LIFT CONTROL CIRCUIT
TRAVEL RT RIGHT TRAVEL MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT
A B B A COUNTERBALNCE LEFT TRAVEL MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT
B A 204-2819 SWING MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT
BOOM CYLINDER CONTROL CIRCUIT
VALVE GP BL2 AL2 BUCKET CYLINDER CONTROL CIRCUIT
PILOT RAVEL
TP TT 158-8250
STICK CYLINDER CONTROL CIRCUIT

TRAVEL(L) TRAVEL(R) BL1 AL1 BR1 AR1

SWIVEL GP
234-4440

μ μ μ μ

BACK FWD FWD BACK

T1 T5 T2 T4 T6 T3 VALVE GP
LOAD CONT.
STICK CYL. aL2
aL1 bL1 bR1 aR1 255-5680
VALVE GP
AR1 aR4 AR4 LOAD CONT.
BOOM CYL.
D AL1 aL1 aR3 255-5683 D
SWITCH AS.
AL3 AL2 BR1
RH TRAVEL
SWITCH AS. PRESS
LH TRAVEL 167-3466 BL3 BL2 BL1 aR1 aR2 BR2 AR2 BR3 AR3 BR4
PRESS AL4 SP3 SPi aL3 Di4 Pi4 BDr BPi BR5 AR5 aR5 R3
167-3466 T Pi1 BP3
VALVE GP
aL4 (UP) SDr (IN) (L) (REV) (REV) (CLOSE) (DOWN) BP2 MAIN CONTROL
255-5781

BLOCK
187-6716

VALVE GP VALVE GP
LH JOYSTICK RH JOYSTICK
232-4157 232-4158

JLP JLT JRP JRT

STICK SWING BUCKET BOOM

μ μ μ μ μ μ μ μ
RENR9906

C C
OUT IN R L OPEN CLOSE DOWN UP
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JL1 JL3 JL2 JL4 JR4 JR2 JR3 JR1

TRAVEL(R)

STICK(2)
BOOM(1)
BUCKET
TRAVEL(L)

ATCH
STICK(1)
BOOM(2)

SWING
A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8
(OUT) (R) (FWD) (FWD) (OPEN) (UP) (OUT)
VALVE GP
SHUTTLE HL Pi3 Di3 PL PR
185-0462 Di2 Pi2 DST Pi5 bR2 Di1 bR5 HR
bL1 bR1 bR3
bL4 bL3 bL2 bR4

B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8

EE PUMP GP
MAIN HYD.
272-6957

aR3 aR4 bR3 bR4 bL3 bL2 bL4 aL2 G2 M2

B A B
SWITCH AS.
PILOT PRESS RR SENSOR AS
LEFT PUMP
167-3466
P2 Pi1 P-IN PSA2 DR1 PSA1 PRESSURE Pn2
FR 221-8859
U Ps2 HH
T-OUT2 DR2 B1 A1 B2 A2 T P A2 PsM2
(TRAVEL)

G2
(SWING)

VALVE GP
NO.1

NO.2

HEAVY LIFT
(LOCK)

SOLENOID
121-6303 S3
NO.3

Dr2
JJ
T S1 Dr1
P1 P2
LINE PATTERNS
P1 Pressure Line
MANIFOLD GP G3 Pilot / Load Sensing Pressure
CONTROL
215-5037 PsM1
FILTER GP VALVE GP Drain / Return Lines
RETURN OIL PRESS REDUCING Ps1
188-4140 DR3 Pi2 T-OUT1 DR6
BOOM/SWING
KK Component Group
DR4 DR5 ACCUMULATOR GP 232-4102
C 087-4456
A1 Attachment
OUT IN
Air Line
B G A3
A Pn1 A
T CALLOUTS
A
FILTER GP PG PC Pi YY Taps (Pressure, Sampling,Sensor) by letter
CASE DRAIN TANK GP
D E F 126-2075 HYDRAULIC
SENSOR AS 52 Components by number
OIL FILTER GP RIGHT PUMP
266-6561 PILOT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE G1 M1
VALVE GP 188-2084
GG SOS 221-8859 THIS SCHEMATIC IS FOR THE 324D
COOLER BYPASS
173-4672 Pm PART #: 259-7521 HE00
Components are shown installed on a fully operable machine
FF with the key and engine off and transmission shifter in neutral.
Refer to the appropriate Service Manual for Troubleshooting,
Specifications and Systems Operations

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