KENR6157-03

May 2008 FLUID POWER SYMBOLS

BASIC COMPONENT SYMBOLS

Component Locations Tap Locations MAIN AUX.

PUMP: VARIABLE and

Part Machine Schematic Pressure, Sampling, and Sensor

PUMP or MOTOR FLUID CONDITIONER SPRING CONTROL VALVES RESTRICTION LINE RESTRICTION
(FIXED)
2-SECTION PUMP PRESSURE COMPENSATED

Description
Number Location Location
Tap Schematic
Accumulator Gp - Hydraulic (Charged) 164-6981 1 A-4 Description VARIABILITY SPRING LINE RESTRICTION PRESSURE HYDRAULIC PNEUMATIC LINE RESTRICTION ATTACHMENT
Number Location (ADJUSTABLE) (VARIABLE) COMPENSATION ENERGY TRIANGLES VARIABLE and PRESSURE
COMPENSATED
Control Gp - Joystick (LH) 232-4157 2 C-7
AA Left Pump Power Shift Pressure B-2 VALVE ENVELOPES
VALVES
VALVE PORTS
Control Gp - Joystick (RH) 232-4158 3 C-6
BB Right Pump Power Shift Pressure A-2
Cylinder Gp - Boom NOTE A 4 E-2
CC Right Pump Delivery Pressure A-3
ONE POSITION TWO POSITION THREE POSITION TWO-WAY THREE-WAY FOUR-WAY
Cylinder Gp - Bucket NOTE A 5 F-7
DD Left Pump Delivery Pressure B-3
CONTROL VALVES CHECK VALVES
Cylinder Gp - Stick NOTE A 6 F-7
EE Main Pilot Pressure A-4 AB AB
Filter & Valve Gp - Pilot (Hydraulic Oil) 158-8987 7 A-4
SOS Hydraulic Oil Sampling Port A-4 P T P T
Filter Gp - Oil (Hydraulic Case Drain) 126-2075 8 A-4 NORMAL POSITION SHIFTED POSITION INFINITE POSITION
BASIC SPRING SHUTTLE PILOT
CONTROLLED
SYMBOL LOADED

Filter Gp - Oil (Hydraulic Return) 188-4140 9 A-5 FLUID STORAGE RESERVOIRS

Manifold Gp - Control (Pilot Oil) 215-5037 10 A-6
Motor Gp - Swing 179-9775 11 F-5
VENTED PRESSURIZED RETURN ABOVE FLUID LEVEL RETURN BELOW FLUID LEVEL

Motor Gp - Travel Left 12 F-5

325D Excavator
215-9952 MEASUREMENT ROTATING SHAFTS
Right 13 F-3
Pump Gp - Main Hydraulic 272-6959 14 B-2
Hydraulic System
PRESSURE TEMPERATURE FLOW UNIDIRECTIONAL BIDIRECTIONAL
Swivel Gp 234-4440 15 E-4
COMBINATION CONTROLS
Valve Gp - Check (Oil Cooler Bypass) 173-4672 16 A-7
Valve Gp - Load Control (Boom Drift Red, Line Relief) 255-5683 17 D-2 KDG1-UP
Valve Gp - Load Control (Stick Drift Red, Line Relief) 255-5680 18 D-5 ERK1-UP SOLENOID SOLENOID
or MANUAL
SOLENOID
and PILOT
SOLENOID and
PILOT or MANUAL
SERVO THERMAL DETENT

Valve Gp - Main Control 255-5651 19 C-1 JCL1-UP MANUAL CONTROL SYMBOLS

Valve Gp - Pilot Travel 270-5947 20 D-7 PAL1-UP
Valve Gp - Pressure Reducing (Boom Swing Priority) 232-4102 21 B-4 AZP1-UP
Valve Gp - Shuttle 185-0462 22 B-7 A3R1-UP PUSH-PULL LEVER MANUAL SHUTOFF GENERAL MANUAL PUSH BUTTON PEDAL SPRING

PILOT CONTROL SYMBOLS

Valve Gp - Swing Cushion 158-9085 23 E-5 SCR1-UP RELEASED PRESSURE REMOTE SUPPLY PRESSURE

Valve Gp - Travel Counterbalance Left 24 E-5

T2S1-UP
204-2819
Right 25 E-3 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

DIRECTION FLOW FLOW EITHER DIRECTION
BIDIRECTIONAL BIDIRECTIONAL

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Electrical Symbols Table

Hydraulic Symbols (Electrical)

12 24 16 18 22 3 2 20
G M
Transducer Transducer
BB (Fluid) (Gas / Air)
Generator Electric Motor

(Dimensions: 34 inches x 28 inches)

4 5 6 DD
CC

KENR6157-03
Pressure Switch Pressure Switch Temperature Switch Electrical Wire
(Adjustable)

Electrical Symbols (Electrical)

AA
14 T

Pressure Temperature Level Flow

Symbol Symbol Symbol Symbol
15
14 Wire Number Identification Codes

AA BB MAIN PUMP
13 25 7 8 9 1 10 17 11 23 Electrical Schematic Example Hydraulic Schematic Example
CC DD Current Standard Current Standard
EE SOS 19 21 Harness identification code
This example indicates

24 Page,
wire 135 in harness "AG". Wire
Circuit Number Wire Color
Identification

7 8 9 1 10 16 17 325-AG135 PK-14
325-PK
Circuit Identification Wire Color Wire Gauge

EE SOS 18 19 21 11 24 2 3 6 Number

14 Previous Standard
Wire Color
AA BB Wire

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

8 9

SOS EE

7
12 13 24 25 22 15 23 20 4 5

COMPONENT LOCATIONS FILTER GP

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F SWING MOTOR F
TRAVEL MOTOR (LEFT) TRAVEL MOTOR (RIGHT)
LINES GROUP COLOR DESCRIPTIONS
STICK PG MOTOR GP IMPLEMENT & LEFT MAIN PUMP OUTPUT
BUCKET
CYLINDER CYLINDER SWING PILOT PUMP OUTPUT

DR 179-9775 IMPLEMENT & RIGHT MAIN PUMP OUTPUT

TRAVEL SPEED CONTROL CIRCUIT
R.C.V-C SUPPLY LINE
DRAIN / RETURN LINE
ATTACHMENT CONTROL CIRCUIT
MOTOR GP PART OF A PRESSURE REDUCING PILOT CONTROL CIRCUIT
MOTOR GP TRAVEL RIGHT TRAVEL CONTROL & RIGHT TRAVEL MOTOR CIRCUIT
TRAVEL 215-9952 BOOM BOOM LEFT TRAVEL CONTROL & LEFT TRAVEL MOTOR CIRCUIT
BG AG CYLINDER CYLINDER
215-9952 SWING CONTROL & SWING MOTOR CIRCUIT
Pp3 Pp3 BOOM CONTROL & BOOM CYLINDER CIRCUIT
DR BUCKET CONTROL & BUCKET CYLINDER CIRCUIT
AR3 BR3 AL3 BL3
B1 A1 T1 T1 STICK CONTROL & STICK CYLINDER CIRCUIT
SHUTTLE VALVE CONTROL CIRCUIT
LEFT & RIGHT MAIN PUMP POWER SHIFT CIRCUIT
T2 T2 COMBINED LEFT & RIGHT PUMP SIGNAL PRESSURE

VALVE GP
SWING CUSHION
158-9085

E AR4 BR4 E
AG BG BG AG

B A

BL2 AL2
A B B A
VALVE GP
VALVE GP
TRAVEL COUNTERBALANCE
TRAVEL COUNTERBALANCE
VALVE GP 204-2819
204-2819
PILOT TRAVEL
270-5947 BL1 AL1 BR1 AR1
TP
TT
SWIVEL GP
TRAVEL(L) TRAVEL(R) 234-4440

D D
BACK FWD FWD BACK
T1 T5 T2 T4 T6 T3 VALVE GP
LOAD CONTROL
VALVE GP
aL1 bL1 bR1 aR1 (BOOM DRIFT RED, LINE RELIEF)
LOAD CONTROL BL3 AL3 BR4 255-5683
(STICK DRIFT RED,
LINE RELIEF) SP3 SPi SP2 BP3 BPi
255-5680
SDr aL2 aL1 BDr BP2
AR4
R.C.V-B
AL2 AL1 AR1 aR3 aR4
(Dimensions: 34 inches x 28 inches)

R.C.V-A
BL2 BL1 aR1 BR1 BR3 AR3
BR2 AR2
T AL4 aL4 SP1 ST aL3 Di4 Pi4 aR2 Pi1 BP1 BT aR5 R3
VALVE GP
CONTROL GP CONTROL GP (UP) BL3 R2 (IN) (L) (BACK) (BACK) (CLOSE) (DOWN) BR4 R1 BR5 AR5 (IN)
MAIN CONTROL
JOYSTICK (LH) JOYSTICK (RH) 255-5651
232-4157 232-4158
KENR6157-03

JLP JRP
JLT JRT
STICK SWING BUCKET BOOM
C C

OUT IN R L OPEN CLOSE DOWN UP

JL1 JL3 JL2 JL4 JR4 JR2 JR3 JR1
BOOM(2)

TRAVEL(R)

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

ATCH
STICK(1)

SWING

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

24 Page, Color 2,

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

B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8

B
DD PUMP GP B
PRESSURE SENSOR MAIN HYDRAULIC
(IDLER PUMP)
aR3 aR4 bR3 bR4 bL3 bL2 bL4 aL2 272-6959
B1 A1 B2 A2 VALVE GP G2 M2 HL
P2 Pi1 P-IN PSA2 DR1 PSA1
PRESSURE REDUCING
(BOOM SWING PRIORITY)
T-OUT2 DR2 232-4102 PL Pn2
AA
(TRAVEL)

R.C.V-C Ps2
(SWING)

A2
T PsM2
NO.1

NO.2

(LOCK)

R.C.V-B
G4
NO.3

P1 P2
S3 IDLER LINE PATTERNS
G Pressure Line
Dr2
S1
P1 Pilot / Load Sensing Pressure
R.C.V-A Dr1
D E F
PILOT Drain / Return Lines
VALVE GP PAC
CHECK DRIVE DrM Component Group
DR3 DR4 Pi2 DR5 T-OUT1 DR6 ACCUMULATOR GP FILTER & VALVE GP
(OIL COOLER BYPASS)
PILOT G3 Attachment
173-4672 164-6981
(HYDRAULIC OIL) PsM1
158-8987
A1 Ps1
BB Air Line
OUT IN
CALLOUTS
A MANIFOLD GP
FILTER GP
PR A
OIL Taps (Pressure, Sampling,Sensor) by letter
CONTROL YY
(HYDRAULIC
(PILOT OIL)
CASE DRAIN) T 52 Components by number
215-5037 Pn1
126-2075
PG PC G1 HR
Pi THIS SCHEMATIC IS FOR THE 325D EXCAVATOR
FILTER GP
OIL EE SOS A3 M1
Pm PART NUMBER: 255-5711, CHANGE: 01, VERSION: HE
(HYDRAULIC RETURN) HYDRAULIC TANK
188-4140
PRESSURE SENSOR
(DRIVE PUMP) CC PROPORTIONAL REDUCING VALVE
(POWER SHIFT PRESSURE)
Components are shown installed on a fully operable machine.
Refer to the appropriate Service Manual for Troubleshooting,
Specifications and Systems Operations.

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