KENR9658

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Component Locations
FLUID POWER SYMBOLS
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Part Machine Schematic BASIC COMPONENT SYMBOLS
Description Number Location Location
MAIN AUX

Standard Machine PUMP OR MOTOR FLUID CONDITIONER SPRING CONTROL VALVES RESTRICTION LINE RESTRICTION PUMP PUMP
(FIXED) (2 - SECTION) (VARIABLE & PRESSURE
Accumulator Gp 164-6981 1 B-5 COMPENSATED)

Block 187-6716 2 C-8 3 5

Cylinder Gp - Boom NOTE A 3 F-6 VARIABILITY SPRING LINE RESTRICTION PRESSURE HYDRAULIC PNEUMATIC LINE RESTRICTION ATTACHMENT
(ADJUSTABLE) (VARIABLE) COMPENSATION ENERGY TRIANGLES (VARIABLE & PRESSURE
COMPENSATED)
Cylinder Gp - Bucket NOTE A 4 F-6
Cylinder Gp - Stick NOTE A 5 F-6
24 25 VALVE ENVELOPES VALVES VALVE PORTS

Filter Gp - Case Drain 289-8194 6 A-5 26

Filter Gp - Pilot Hydraulic 188-2084 7 A-4
ONE POSITION TWO POSITION THREE POSITION TWO - WAY THREE - WAY FOUR - WAY
Filter Gp - Return Oil 188-4140 8 A-6
Manifold Gp - Control 215-5037 9 B-6 CONTROL VALVES CHECK VALVES
1 9 AB A B
Motor Gp - Swing 177-2459 10 F-8
Motor Gp - Travel Left 215-9952 11 F-4
22 28 P T P T
BASIC SPRING SHUTTLE PILOT
NORMAL POSITION SHIFTED POSITION INFINITE POSITION
Motor Gp - Travel Right 215-9952 12 F-3 34 SYMBOL LOADED CONTROLLED

Pump GP - Main Hydraulic 272-6957 13 A-3 FLUID STORAGE RESERVOIRS

Sensor As - Left Pump Pressure 221-8859 14 B-3 13 14 3
Sensor As - Right Pump Pressure 221-8859 15 A-3
Switch As - LH Travel Pressure 167-3466 16 D-8
15 VENTED PRESSURIZED RETURN ABOVE FLUID LEVEL RETURN BELOW FLUID LEVEL

Switch As - Pilot Pressure

Switch As - RH Travel Pressure
167-3466
167-3466
17
18
A-8
D-7 12 6 20 19 10 4
324D Excavator MEASUREMENT ROTATING SHAFTS

Swivel Gp
Tank Gp - Hydraulic Oil
234-4440
266-6561
19
20
E-4
A-6
33 7 31 Hydraulic System - Attachment PRESSURE TEMPERATURE FLOW UNIDIRECTIONAL BIDIRECTIONAL

Valve Gp - Cooler Bypass 173-4672 21 C-7 8 COMBINATION CONTROLS

Valve Gp - Heavy Lift Solenoid 121-6303 22 B-4

TRH1-UP
Valve Gp - LH Joystick 297-0533 23 B-8 BTK1-UP
Valve Gp - Load Control Boom Cylinder 255-5683 24 D-2 23 SOLENOID SOLENOID SOLENOID SOLENOID & SERVO THERMAL DETENT
OR MANUAL & PILOT PILOT OR MANUAL
Valve Gp - Load Control Stick Cylinder 255-5680 25 D-5 21 24 25 29 3 5 MANUAL CONTROL SYMBOLS
Valve Gp - Main Control 285-1349 26 C-2 thru C-6
26
Valve Gp - Pilot Travel 310-0414 27 D-7
Valve Gp - Press Reducing Boom/Swing 310-0210 28 B-4 PUSH - PULL LEVER MANUAL SHUTOFF GENERAL MANUAL PUSH BUTTON PEDAL SPRING

Valve Gp - RH Joystick 297-0532 29 B-7

RELEASED PRESSURE PILOT CONTROL SYMBOLS REMOTE SUPPLY PRESSURE
Valve Gp - Shuttle 185-0462 30 A-8
1 9
Valve Gp - Shuttle 123-2430 34 B-4
Valve Gp - Swing Cushion 322-8716 31 F-8
22 28
EXTERNAL RETURN INTERNAL RETURN SIMPLIFIED COMPLETE INTERNAL
Valve Gp - Travel LT Counterbalance 204-2819 32 E-4 34 SUPPLY PRESSURE

Valve Gp - Travel RT Counterbalance 204-2819 33 E-3 ACCUMULATORS CROSSING & JOINING LINES HYDRAULIC & PNEUMATIC CYLINDERS

Attachment - System 18: Combined Function 13 14

Valve Gp - Control, Auxiliary 259-7378 34 C-6 15 SPRING LOADED GAS CHARGED LINES CROSSING LINES JOINING SINGLE ACTING DOUBLE ACTING
Valve Gp - Solenoid and Relief 323-7942 35 E-5
HYDRAULIC PUMPS HYDRAULIC MOTORS INTERNAL PASSAGEWAYS
Valve Gp - Solenoid / Relief (1-Way/2-Way) 297-0265 36 F-5
Valve Gp - Solenoid, Neg. Flow Control 171-0188 37 E-2 FIXED VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT FIXED VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT INFINITE
DISPLACEMENT NON-COMPENSATED DISPLACEMENT NON-COMPENSATED POSITIONING 3 POSITION 2 POSITION
Valve Gp - Solenoid, (Worktool, 4 Funct.) 259-7429 38 E-2

NOTE A: Check the parts manual for the correct cylinder part number. UNIDIRECTIONAL UNIDIRECTIONAL
Always check the parts manual for your specific machine.

System 18: Combined Function BIDIRECTIONAL BIDIRECTIONAL

FLOW IN ONE
DIRECTION
PARALLEL
FLOW
CROSS
FLOW
FLOW IN
EITHER

4 DIRECTION

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COMPONENT LOCATIONS
ELECTRICAL SYMBOLS TABLE
HYDRAULIC SYMBOLS (ELECTRICAL)
34

G
8 M
TRANSDUCER TRANSDUCER GENERATOR ELECTRIC MOTOR
(FLUID) (GAS / AIR)

(Dimensions: 39 inches x 28 inches)

Tap Locations
EE
Pressure, Sampling, and Sensor
Tap Schematic
PRESSURE SWITCH PRESSURE SWITCH TEMPERATURE ELECTRICAL WIRE
Number Description Location
JJ PP (ADJUSTABLE) SWITCH

KENR9658
EE Left Pump Delivery Pressure B-3
FF Right Pump Delivery Pressure A-3
GG Pilot Pump Delivery Pressure A-5 13 ELECTRICAL SYMBOLS (ELECTRICAL)
HYD.
HH
JJ
Left Pump Power Shift Pressure
Case Drain Pressure
B-2
B-2
KK TANK QQ
KK Right Pump Power Shift Pressure A-2
LL Work Tool Pilot Pressure, B4 F-2
MM Work Tool Pilot Pressure, B3 F-2
6 T
NN Work Tool Pilot Pressure, B2 F-2
PRESSURE TEMPERATURE LEVEL FLOW
OO Work Tool Pilot Pressure, B1 F-2
SWITCH SWITCH SWITCH SWITCH
PP Neg. Flow Control, Pump Pilot Press., A2 E-1
QQ
SOS
Neg. Flow Control, Pump Pilot Press., B2
Hydraulic Oil Sampling Port
E-1
A-4
OO
37 WIRE NUMBER IDENTIFICATION CODES

NN 36 35 ELECTRICAL SCHEMATIC EXAMPLE

CURRENT STANDARD
HYDRAULIC SCHEMATIC EXAMPLE
CURRENT STANDARD
14 GG HARNESS IDENTIFICATION CODE THIS EXAMPLE

MM INDICATES WIRE 135 IN HARNESS “AG”

WIRE
SOS

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CIRCUIT NUMBER
7 325-AG135 PK-14 IDENTIFICATION WIRE COLOR
LL
HH CIRCUIT NUMBER
IDENTIFICATION
WIRE
COLOR
WIRE GAUGE
325-PK
FF
15 PREVIOUS STANDARD
38 35 36
34 WIRE WIRE COLOR

325-PK-14 B A

CIRCUIT NUMBER WIRE GAUGE (EXAMPLE VALVE)

IDENTIFICATION

PUMP COMPARTMENT

37 PP MM NN OO
38 LL
QQ

SYSTEM 18 COMPONENT LOCATIONS

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HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT COLOR DESCRIPTIONS

SWING MOTOR MOTOR GP TRAVEL MOTOR (LEFT) TRAVEL MOTOR (RIGHT) RIGHT MAIN PUMP OUTPUT
SWING BOOM CYLINDER STICK CYLINDER PILOT PUMP OUTPUT
177-2459 MOTOR GP LEFT MAIN PUMP OUTPUT
MOTOR GP
SINGLE SINGLE TRAVEL LEFT
TRAVEL RIGHT TRAVEL SPEED CONTROL CIRCUIT
AG 215-9952
215-9952
DOUBLE DOUBLE SUPPLY LINE
DRAIN / RETURN LINE
LEFT & RIGHT MAIN PUMP POWERSHIFT CIRCUIT
DR ATTACHMENT CONTROL CIRCUIT
HEAVY LIFT CONTROL CIRCUIT

F RIGHT TRAVEL MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT

LEFT TRAVEL MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT
F
MU VALVE GP SWING MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT
BOOM CYLINDER CONTROL CIRCUIT
SOLENOID / RELIEF BUCKET CYLINDER CONTROL CIRCUIT

AG (1-WAY/ 2-WAY) STICK CYLINDER CONTROL CIRCUIT

BG
297-0265
R.C.V-C AR4 BR4 AL3 BL3 P1 PP3 PP3
aR2 bR2 Pa1 Pb1 VALVE GP
T1 T1 OO SOLENOID
B1 DR A1
BUCKET CYLINDER
LL MM NN WORKTOOL, 4 FUNCTION
G A4 A3 A2 A1 259-7429
R B4 B2 B1
T2 T2 B3
VALVE GP
SWING
CUSHION
322-8716 P2
T
AG BG BG AG
P
AR3 BR3 P1
B A
VALVE GP HL HR
BL2 AL2 SOLENOID
A B B A NEG. FLOW CONTROL
A1
E R
G VALVE GP
171-0188 E
TRAVEL LT VALVE GP A2
COUNTERBALNCE TRAVEL RT
204-2819 COUNTERBALNCE PP
204-2819
B1
P2 VALVE GP BL1 AL1 BR1 AR1
SOLENOID / RELIEF
323-7942
SWIVEL GP
QQ
234-4440 P B2

VALVE GP
PILOT RAVEL
TP TT 310-0414

TRAVEL(L) TRAVEL(R) VALVE GP

BR4 LOAD CONT.
VALVE GP BL3 AL3 BOOM CYL.
LOAD CONT. 255-5683
STICK CYL.
SP3 SDr SPi SP2 BP3 BDr BPi BP2
255-5680
D AR4 D
aL2 aL1 R.C.V-B
AR1 BR1
aR4
R.C.V-A AL2 AL1 aR3

BACK FWD Pa1 aR1 aR2

FWD BACK BL2 BL1 BR3 AR3
T1 T5 T2 T4 T6 T3 FA1 AR2 Pi1
FB1 T AL4 aL4 SP1 ST aL3 Di4 Pi4 BR2 BP1 BT aR5 R3
(UP) BL3 R2 (IN) (L) (BACK) (BACK) (CLOSE) (DOWN) BR4 R1 BR5 AR5 (IN)
aL1 bL1 bR1 aR1

SWITCH AS.
SWITCH AS. RH TRAVEL
LH TRAVEL PRESS
PRESS R.C.V-B R.C.V-C 167-3466
167-3466
(Dimensions: 39 inches x 28 inches)

VALVE GP
MAIN CONTROL
285-1349
G

R.C.V-A
D E F

VALVE GP
KENR9658

C COOLER BYPASS
173-4672 C

TRAVEL(R)
BOOM(2)

SWING

STICK(2)
BUCKET

BOOM(1)
ATCH
TRAVEL(L)
STICK(1)
BLOCK
187-6716 F2
(OUT) (R) (FWD) (FWD) (OPEN) (UP) (OUT)
Di2 Pi2 Pi3 Di3 DST Pi5 Di1 bR5
VALVE GP bR1 bR2
CONTROL bL3 bL2 bL1 bR3 bR4 HR
HL AUXILIARY Pb1 bL4
259-7378 PL PR

SENSOR AS
LEFT PUMP PUMP GP
EE MAIN HYD.
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PRESSURE
221-8859 272-6957

G2 M2
VALVE GP
P2 Pi1 P-IN PSA2 DR1 PSA1 SHUTTLE
123-2430
B B1 A1 B2 A2 Pn2 B
ACCUMULATOR GP
T-OUT2 DR2 164-6981 VALVE GP PL Ps2 HH
PRESS REDUCING
VALVE GP VALVE GP BOOM/SWING
A2
(TRAVEL)

LH JOYSTICK RH JOYSTICK 310-0210

(SWING)

297-0533 297-0532 PsM2

NO.1

NO.2

JLP JLT JRT JRP T

(LOCK)

G4
NO.3

STICK SWING BUCKET BOOM S3

P1 P2
Dr2
P1 JJ
μ μ μ μ μ μ μ μ S1 Dr1
A
DrM R.C.V : RETURN CHECK VALVE
VALVE GP
OUT IN R L OPEN CLOSE DOWN UP PAC HEAVY LIFT
SOLENOID G3
JL1 JL3 JL2 JL4 JR4 JR2 JR3 JR1 121-6303
PsM1
DR3 DR4 Pi2 DR5 T-OUT1 DR6 T P
MANIFOLD GP
Ps1 LINE PATTERNS
CONTROL KK
215-5037 Pressure Line
FILTER GP A1 Pilot / Load Sensing Pressure
PILOT HYDRAULIC
188-2084 PR Drain / Return Lines
A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 Pn1 Component Group
OUT IN
Pi CALLOUTS
A VALVE GP
TANK GP
HYDRAULIC
A
SHUTTLE
YY Taps (Pressure, Sampling, Sensor - by letter)
185-0462
OIL T G1
266-6561
Callout Number Component
A3 Pm (Machine Location from (52) VALVE GP - CONTROL Name
PG PC M1 Component LocationsTable)
138-1234 Part Number
FF
B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 FILTER GP FILTER GP
RETURN OIL CASE DRAIN GG SOS SENSOR AS THIS SCHEMATIC IS FOR THE 324D EXCAVATOR
188-4140 RIGHT PUMP
289-8194 PRESSURE ATTACHMENT: SYSTEM 18: COMBINED FUNCTION
221-8859
MEDIA NUMBER: KENR9658
PART NUMBER: 335-0076, CHANGE: 00, VERSION: HE
aR3 aR4 bR3 bR4 bL3 bL2 bL4 aL2
Components are shown installed on a fully operable machine.
SWITCH AS.
PILOT PRESS Refer to the appropriate Service Manual for Troubleshooting, Specifications.
167-3466
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