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 RENR7257-02
March 2015

324D Excavator
Hydraulic System - Attachment
MND1-UP
DFP1-UP
JAT1-UP
CJX1-UP

System 1: One-Way / One Pump

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COMPONENT LOCATION

Part Machine Schematic

Description
Number Location Location
Accumulator Gp 164-6981 1 B-5
Cylinder Gp - Boom 242-6858 2 F-3
Cylinder Gp - Bucket 225-4580 3 F-2
Cylinder Gp - Stick 242-6860 4 F-2
Filter Gp - Case Drain 289-8194 5 A-4
Filter Gp - Oil 188-4140 6 A-5
Filter Gp - Oil (Pilot) 158-8987 7 A-4
Motor Gp - Swing 334-9970 8 F-6
Motor Gp - Travel (Left) 209-5992 9 F-5
Motor Gp - Travel (Right) 209-5992 10 F-4
Pump Gp - Piston (Main) 272-6957 11 B-2
Sensor As - Left Pump Pressure 221-8859 12 B-3
Sensor As - Right Pump Pressure 221-8859 13 A-3
Switch As - Implement Pilot Press 309-5769 14 B-7
Switch As - LH Travel Pressure 309-5769 15 D-8
Switch As - RH Travel Pressure 309-5769 16 D-7
Swivel Gp 234-4440 17 E-4
Tank Gp - Hydraulic Oil 289-5564 18 A-4
Valve Gp - Check (Oil Cooler Bypass) 173-4672 19 A-7
Valve Gp - LH Travel Counterbalance 322-8714 20 E-5
Valve Gp - Load Control Boom Cylinder 255-5683 21 D-2
Valve Gp - Load Control Stick Cylinder 255-5680 22 D-5
Valve Gp - Main Control 259-7380 23 C-2
Valve Gp - Pilot (Travel) 369-8502 24 E-8
Valve Gp - Pilot Control (Left Joystick) 297-0533 25 C-8
Valve Gp - Pilot Control (Right Joystick) 297-0532 26 C-7
Valve Gp - Pilot Manifold 215-5037 27 B-6
Valve Gp - Pressure Reducing (Boom, Swing Priority) 310-0210 28 B-4
Valve Gp - RH Travel Counterbalance 322-8714 29 E-4
Valve Gp - Shuttle 164-6979 30 B-4
Valve Gp - Shuttle (Joystick) 185-0462 31 B-7
Valve Gp - Swing Cushion 158-9085 32 E-6
Attachment - System 1: One-Way / One Pump
Switch As - Pilot Pressure (Atch) 309-5769 33 E-7
Valve Gp - Pilot (Foot Pedal) 206-3336 34 F-7
Valve Gp - Relief (Line) 177-2653 35 E-3
Valve Gp - Solenoid (Negative Flow Control) 398-2282 36 E-2
Check component part numbers with Parts Manual for your specific machine.
TAP LOCATION

Tap Schematic
Description
Number Location
AA Left Pump Delivery Pressure B-3
BB Right Pump Delivery Pressure A-3
CC Pilot Pump Delivery Pressure A-4
DD Left Pump Power Shift Pressure B-2
EE Right Pump Power Shift Pressure A-2
SOS Hydraulic Oil Sampling Port A-3
FLUID POWER SYMBOLS
BASIC COMPONENT SYMBOLS

MAIN AUX.
PUMP: VARIABLE and
PUMP or MOTOR FLUID CONDITIONER SPRING CONTROL VALVES RESTRICTION LINE RESTRICTION 2-SECTION PUMP PRESSURE COMPENSATED
(FIXED)

VARIABILITY SPRING LINE RESTRICTION PRESSURE HYDRAULIC PNEUMATIC LINE RESTRICTION ATTACHMENT
(ADJUSTABLE) (VARIABLE) COMPENSATION ENERGY TRIANGLES VARIABLE and PRESSURE
COMPENSATED

VALVE ENVELOPES
VALVES
VALVE PORTS

ONE POSITION TWO POSITION THREE POSITION TWO-WAY THREE-WAY FOUR-WAY

CONTROL VALVES CHECK VALVES

AB AB

P T P T
BASIC SPRING SHUTTLE PILOT
NORMAL POSITION SHIFTED POSITION INFINITE POSITION
SYMBOL LOADED CONTROLLED

FLUID STORAGE RESERVOIRS

VENTED PRESSURIZED RETURN ABOVE FLUID LEVEL RETURN BELOW FLUID LEVEL

MEASUREMENT ROTATING SHAFTS

PRESSURE TEMPERATURE FLOW UNIDIRECTIONAL BIDIRECTIONAL

COMBINATION CONTROLS

SOLENOID SOLENOID SOLENOID SOLENOID and SERVO THERMAL DETENT

or MANUAL and PILOT PILOT or MANUAL

MANUAL CONTROL SYMBOLS

PUSH-PULL LEVER MANUAL SHUTOFF GENERAL MANUAL PUSH BUTTON PEDAL SPRING

RELEASED PRESSURE PILOT CONTROL SYMBOLS

REMOTE SUPPLY PRESSURE

EXTERNAL RETURN INTERNAL RETURN SIMPLIFIED COMPLETE INTERNAL

SUPPLY PRESSURE

ACCUMULATORS CROSSING AND JOINING LINES HYDRAULIC AND PNEUMATIC CYLINDERS

SPRING LOADED GAS CHARGED LINES CROSSING LINES JOINING SINGLE ACTING DOUBLE ACTING

HYDRAULIC PUMPS HYDRAULIC MOTORS INTERNAL PASSAGEWAYS

FIXED VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT FIXED VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT INFINITE THREE TWO

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
ELECTRICAL SYMBOLS
Hydraulic Symbols (Electrical)

G M
Transducer Transducer Generator Electric Motor
(Fluid) (Gas / Air)

Pressure Switch Pressure Switch Temperature Switch Electrical Wire

(Adjustable)

Electrical Symbols (Electrical)

Pressure Temperature Level Flow

Symbol Symbol Symbol Symbol

Wire Number Identification Codes

Electrical Schematic Example Hydraulic Schematic Example

Current Standard Current Standard

Harness identification code
This example indicates
wire 135 in harness "AG". Wire
Circuit Number Wire Color
Identification

325-AG135 PK-14
325-PK
Circuit Identification Wire Color Wire Gauge
Number

Previous Standard
Wire Color
Wire

325-PK-14
B A
Circuit Number Wire Gauge
Identification (EXAMPLE VALVE)
 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

TRAVEL MOTOR (LEFT) TRAVEL MOTOR (RIGHT)

SWING MOTOR
(9) MOTOR GP
SWG LEFT TRAVEL (10) MOTOR GP
PRKG BK RIGHT TRAVEL
CONTROL 209-5992
PG 209-5992
(8) MOTOR GP
DB SWING
F SWG F
MOTOR 334-9970
DRAIN
(2) CYLINDER GP (3) CYLINDER GP (4) CYLINDER GP
ATT-RP ATT-RT
(34) VALVE GP R.C.V-C Pp3 Pp3 BOOM BUCKET STICK
PILOT (FOOT PEDAL) M 242-6858 225-4580 242-6860
206-3336 PA PB T1
RP RT
T1

T2 T2
A1 DR B1

(32) VALVE GP
SWING CUSHION
1 3 2 158-9085 MA MB MB MA
AR4 BR4 AR3 BR3 AL3 BL3
aR2
(36) VALVE GP
SOLENOID
(33) SWITCH AS (NEGATIVE FLOW CONTROL)
A B B A SINGLE SINGLE
PILOT PRESSURE (ATCH) (20) VALVE GP 398-2282
A(R) B(L) (29) VALVE GP HL
309-5769 LH TRAVEL A1
E RH TRAVEL E
COUNTERBALANCE COUNTERBALANCE
BL2 AL2 A2
322-8714 322-8714 HL-2
(24) VALVE GP
BL1 AL1 BR1 AR1 B1
PILOT (TRAVEL) HR
369-8502 TP (FWD) (BKWD) (FWD) (BKWD) NFC-P
HR-2
TT SWG (17) SWIVEL GP P B2
TRAVEL(L) TRAVEL(R) MOTOR 234-4440
DRAIN T

NFC-T
(22) VALVE GP 2 SPEED R.C.V-D AR2
DRAIN
LOAD CONTROL FILTER TRAVEL (21) VALVE GP
CONTROL (35) VALVE GP
STICK CYLINDER LOAD CONTROL
RELIEF (LINE)
255-5680 BOOM CYLINDER
177-2653
BR5 SDr BL3 AL3 255-5683
AL4 BDr BR4
BKWD FWD FWD BKWD BR5 AR5
SPi
T1 T5 T2 T4 T6 T3
SP3 SP2 BP3 BPi BP2
AR5 aL2 aL1
aL1 bL1 bR1 aR1
D AL4 aL2-2 AR4 D
ATT-RT
R.C.V-A aL4 AL2 AL1 Di4 Pi4 BR1 AR1 AR2 BR3 AR3 aR4 R.C.V-B
(15) SWITCH AS 5 6 3 2 (16) SWITCH AS
LH TRAVEL PRESSURE 4 1 RH TRAVEL PRESSURE aL3 BL2 BL1 aR1 aR2 aR3 aR5
PD-Dr 309-5769
309-5769 BR2 R3
T SP1 ST Pi1 BP1 BT
PD-Pi
4 1 (UP) BL3 R2 (IN) (L) (BKWD) (BKWD) (CLOSE) (DOWN) BR4 R1 (IN)
5 6 3 2
ATT-RP
(25) VALVE GP
(26) VALVE GP
PILOT CONTROL
PILOT CONTROL
(LEFT JOYSTICK)
(RIGHT JOYSTICK)
297-0533 JLP JRP 297-0532
JLT JRT
(23) VALVE GP
STICK SWING BUCKET BOOM MAIN CONTROL
259-7380
BOOM(2)

TRAVEL(R)

BUCKET
ATCH
SWING

BOOM(1)

STICK(2)
TRAVEL(L)
C C

STICK(1)
OUT IN R L OPEN CLOSE DOWN UP
JL1 JL3 JL2 JL4 JR4 JR2 JR3 JR1

(OUT) (R) (FWD) (FWD) (OPEN) (UP) (OUT)

bL2-2 bR4-2
bR5 bR1 bR2

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 HL bL4 Di2 Pi2 bL3 Pi3 bL2 bL1 DST PL PR (30) VALVE GP bR3 bR4 Di1 bR5 HR
SHUTTLE
Di3 164-6979
RR FR (12) SENSOR AS
(31) VALVE GP aL2-2 bL2-2
SHUTTLE (JOYSTICK) LEFT PUMP
2 SPEED U PRESSURE AA
185-0462 TRAVEL
CONTROL aL4 aR5 Pi3 221-8859
B1 B2 B3 B4 C B5 B6 B7 B8 NFC-P (11) PUMP GP
PISTON (MAIN)
Pi4 MF-P Di4 PD-Pi HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT COLOR DESCRIPTIONS
bR4-2 272-6957
PILOT PUMP OUTPUT

A1 B2 A2 G2 M2 RIGHT MAIN PUMP OUTPUT

aR3 aR4 bR3 bR4 bL3 bL2 bL4 aL2 (28) VALVE GP B1 LEFT & RIGHT MAIN PUMP POWERSHIFT CIRCUIT

B PD-Dr Di3 PRESSURE REDUCING

SUPPLY LINE
B
STICK CYLINDER CONTROL CIRCUIT
(14) SWITCH AS P2 Pi1 P-IN PSA2 DR1 PSA1 (BOOM, SWING PRIORITY) DST LEFT TRAVEL MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT
ATTACHMENT CONTROL CIRCUIT
IMPLEMENT PILOT PRESS (27) VALVE GP 310-0210 SWING MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT
Pn2
309-5769 PILOT MANIFOLD T-OUT2 DR2 PL HL-2 DRAIN / RETURN LINE
SWING BRAKE CONTROL CIRCUIT
Ps2
215-5037 PRV-Dr DD LEFT MAIN PUMP OUTPUT
(TRAVEL)

(SWING)

SPi T A2
TRAVEL SPEED CONTROL CIRCUIT
P1 P2 BUCKET CYLINDER CONTROL CIRCUIT
PsM2
NO.1

NO.2

RIGHT TRAVEL MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT

(19) VALVE GP (1) ACCUMULATOR GP
(LOCK)

BOOM CYLINDER CONTROL CIRCUIT

CHECK (OIL 164-6981 aL3

NO.3

R.C.V-C COOLER BYPASS)

R.C.V-B Pi2 PRV-P2 S3
173-4672 LINE PATTERNS
C
B PRV-P2 S1 Dr Pressure Line
P1
SDr (5) FILTER GP DRAIN Pilot / Load Sensing Pressure
G
PAC CASE DRAIN FILTER DrM
A Drain / Return Lines
BDr 289-8194
Component Group
D E F DR3 DR4 Pi2 DR5 T-OUT1 DR6 PsM1
R.C.V-A CALLOUTS
Di1 EE
PRV-Dr bR2 SWG MF-TANK NFC-T MF-P Ps1 YY Taps (Pressure, Sampling, Sensor - by letter)
PRKG BK A1
CONTROL Di2 Connectors (By letter)
R.C.V-D DL DL D

OUT IN PR
A MF-TANK Ps HR-2 Callout Number
(Machine Location from (52) VALVE GP - CONTROL
Component
Name A
Pn1 Component LocationsTable)
138-1234 Part Number

Ps
Pi
T
(6) FILTER GP THIS SCHEMATIC IS FOR THE 324D EXCAVATOR HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
OIL PG PC ATTACHMENT: SYSTEM 1: ONE-WAY / ONE PUMP
(7) FILTER GP A3 G1 M1
188-4140 Pm MEDIA NUMBER: RENR7257-02
OIL (PILOT)
(18) TANK GP 158-8987 BB SCHEMATIC PART NUMBER: 255-5783, CHANGE: 01, VERSION: HE
HYDRAULIC OIL CC SOS Components are shown installed on a fully operable machine with the key and engine off, transmission shifter
in neutral and with parking brake set.
289-5564 (13) SENSOR AS - RIGHT PUMP PRESSURE Refer to the appropriate Service Manual for Troubleshooting, Specifications and Systems Operations.
221-8859 Refer to the Parts Manual using a specific serial number prefix in SIS before ordering parts from this schematic.

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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35 2

36

3
10
29
20
9
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26 25

24

34 33 16 14 31 15
MAIN CONTROL VALVE
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32 8
23

19

21 1 28 27 30 22
17
VIEW OF AREA “A”
MAIN HYDRAULIC PUMP AND TANK
VIEW ALL CALLOUTS

5 6

EE BB AA

13 11 12 DD SOS 7 CC 18