FLUID POWER SYMBOLS

RENR7296-01
September 2006 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

19 4 VALVE ENVELOPES
VALVES
VALVE PORTS

COMPONENT LOCATIONS
ONE POSITION TWO POSITION THREE POSITION TWO-WAY THREE-WAY FOUR-WAY
Part Machine Schematic
Description
Number Location Location CONTROL VALVES CHECK VALVES
ACCUMULATOR 164-6981 1 A-6
5 21 16 17 AB AB

CYLINDER GP - BOOM NOTE A 2 F-3

P T P T
BASIC SPRING SHUTTLE PILOT
NORMAL POSITION SHIFTED POSITION INFINITE POSITION
CYLINDER GP - BUCKET NOTE A 3 F-3 SYMBOL LOADED CONTROLLED

CYLINDER GP - STICK NOTE A 4 G-10 MEASUREMENT ROTATING SHAFTS

FILTER GP - OIL 188-4140 5 A-9
FILTER GP - OIL (CASE DRAIN) 126-2075 6 A-8
14 20 22
FILTER GP - OIL (PILOT) 158-8987 7 A-5 3 PRESSURE TEMPERATURE FLOW

FLUID STORAGE RESERVOIRS

UNIDIRECTIONAL BIDIRECTIONAL

MOTOR GP - SWING 158-8986 8 G-8

12 13 15 2
320D & 320D L Excavator
MOTOR GP - TRAVEL 209-5992 9 G-5, G-6
PUMP GP - PISTON (MAIN) 272-6955 10 B-3 VENTED PRESSURIZED RETURN ABOVE FLUID LEVEL RETURN BELOW FLUID LEVEL

Hydraulic System
SWIVEL 234-4440 11 E-6
COMBINATION CONTROLS
VALVE GP - CHECK 201-9329 12 A-10
11
VALVE GP - LOAD CONTROL (BOOM)
VALVE GP - LOAD CONTROL (STICK)
255-5683
255-5680
13
14
D-3
D-7
18 320D: 320D L: SOLENOID SOLENOID SOLENOID SOLENOID and SERVO THERMAL DETENT
or MANUAL and PILOT PILOT or MANUAL
VALVE GP - MAIN CONTROL 259-7464 15 D-3 CXY1-UP DHK1-UP
MANUAL CONTROL SYMBOLS
VALVE GP - PILOT CONTROL (LEFT JOYSTICK) 270-5951 16 D-10 JGZ1-UP MDE1-UP
VALVE GP - PILOT CONTROL (RIGHT JOYSTICK) 270-5952 17 D-9 6
VALVE GP - PILOT MANIFOLD 215-5037 18 B-8 PUSH-PULL LEVER MANUAL SHUTOFF GENERAL MANUAL PUSH BUTTON PEDAL SPRING

VALVE GP - PILOT (TRAVEL) 270-5947 19 E-10

PILOT CONTROL SYMBOLS
VALVE GP - PRESSURE REDUCING (IMPLEMENT,
232-4102 20 B-5
1 RELEASED PRESSURE REMOTE SUPPLY PRESSURE
SWING PRIORITY)
VALVE GP - SHUTTLE 185-0462 21 C-10
EXTERNAL RETURN INTERNAL RETURN SIMPLIFIED COMPLETE INTERNAL
259-7732 22 B-5
VALVE GP - SWING CUSHION 158-9085 23 F-8 9 24 ACCUMULATORS CROSSING AND JOINING LINES HYDRAULIC AND PNEUMATIC CYLINDERS
SUPPLY PRESSURE

VALVE GP - TRAVEL COUNTERBALANCE 137-3718 24 F-5, F-6

8 23
SPRING LOADED GAS CHARGED LINES CROSSING LINES JOINING SINGLE ACTING DOUBLE ACTING

NOTE A: CHECK PARTS MANUAL FOR YOUR MACHINE PART NUMBERS. 10 9 24 7 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

Machine Component Locations

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Electrical Symbols Table

Hydraulic Symbols (Electrical)

8 11 G M
Transducer Transducer Generator Electric Motor
(Fluid) (Gas / Air)

23

RENR7296-01
Pressure Switch Pressure Switch Temperature Switch Electrical Wire
(Adjustable)

15
Electrical Symbols (Electrical)
13 14

16 Page
VALVE GP - MAIN CONTROL MOTOR GP - SWING & SWIVEL T
Pressure Temperature Level Flow
Symbol Symbol Symbol Symbol

Wire Number Identification Codes

Electrical Schematic Example Hydraulic Schematic Example

24 6 5 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
10 Wire Color
Wire

9 7 325-PK-14
B A
Circuit Number Wire Gauge
Identification (EXAMPLE VALVE)

PUMP GP - PISTON (MAIN) MOTOR GP - PISTON (TRAVEL) FILTER GP

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TRAVEL MOTOR (LEFT) TRAVEL MOTOR (RIGHT)

MOTOR GP
SWING MOTOR TRAVEL
209-5992 MOTOR GP
TRAVEL
MOTOR GP 209-5992
G PG
SWING
G
158-8986
STICK CYLINDER
DR

SEE LOC
RCV-C Pp3 Pp3
A-10 MU
T1 T1

BG AG T2 T2 BUCKET CYLINDER BOOM CYLINDER

VALVE GP
TRAVEL
AL3 BL3 COUNTERBALANCE
137-3718

B1 DR A1
VALVE GP BG BG
SWING CUSHION AG AG
158-9085 F
F

AR3 BR3 AR4 BR4

TRAVEL BRAKE TRAVEL BRAKE VALVE GP
VALVE GP
PILOT (TRAVEL) A B B A TRAVEL COUNTERBALANCE
B A
270-5947 137-3718
BL2 AL2

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

SWIVEL GP
234-4440
VALVE GP
LOAD CONTROL (STICK)
255-5680
E E

BACK FWD FWD BACK

T1 T5 T2 T4 T6 T3 VALVE GP
LOAD CONTROL
aL1 bL1 bR1 aR1 (BOOM)
255-5683
PRESSURE SWITCH PRESSURE SWITCH AL3
BL3 BR4
SP3 SPi BP3 BDr BPi
SDr BP2 VALVE GP
aL2 aL1 AR1 MAIN CONTROL
SEE LOC 259-7464
aR3 AR4
A-10
SEE LOC AL1 BR1
AL2 aR4
A-10 aR1 BR3 AR3 RCV-B
BL2 BL1
VALVE GP VALVE GP RCV-A AL4
PILOT CONTROL PILOT CONTROL aR2 BR2 AR2 D
D T aL4 STICK DRIFT REDUCTION aL3 Di4 Pi4 Pi1 BOOM DRIFT REDUCTION BP1 BT aR5 R3
(LEFT JOYSTICK) (RIGHT JOYSTICK)
270-5951 (UP) (IN) (L) (REV) (REV) (CLOSE) (DOWN) BR5 AR5
270-5952

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
C C
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) LINES GROUP COLOR DESCRIPTIONS
(FWD)
185-0462 IMPLEMENT & LEFT TRAVEL PUMP OUTPUT
HL Di2 Pi2 Pi3 Di3 DST PL PR bR2 Di1 bR5 HR
RENR7296-01

PILOT PUMP OUTPUT

bL1 bR1 bR3 IMPLEMENT & RIGHT TRAVEL PUMP OUTPUT
bL3 bL2 PL PR bR4 HR
TRAVEL SPEED CONTROL CIRCUIT
HL bL4
SUPPLY LINE
B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 DRAIN / RETURN LINE
PRESSURE SENSOR
ATTACHMENT CONTROL CIRCUIT
16 Page, Color 2

HL RIGHT TRAVEL CONTROL & RIGHT TRAVEL MOTOR CIRCUIT

M2 LEFT TRAVEL CONTROL & LEFT TRAVEL MOTOR CIRCUIT
G2 PUMP GP SWING CONTROL & SWING MOTOR CIRCUIT
aR3 aR4 bR3 bR4 bL3 bL2 bL4 aL2 PISTON (MAIN)
BOOM CONTROL & BOOM CYLINDER CIRCUIT
272-6955
PL BUCKET CONTROL & BUCKET CYLINDER CIRCUIT

LEFT PUMP
STICK CONTROL & STICK CYLINDER CIRCUIT
RR FR Pn2
P2 Pi1 P-IN PSA2 DR1 PSA1 SHUTTLE VALVE CONTROL CIRCUIT
COMBINED LEFT & RIGHT PUMP SIGNAL PRESSURE
PRESSURE SWITCH TRAVEL SPEED SWING
B U VALVE GP Ps2 B
PRIORITY T-OUT2 DR2 B1 A1 B2 A2 SHUTTLE A2
PsM2
(TRAVEL)

259-7732
(SWING)

ACTIVATION
NO.1

NO.2

LINE PATTERNS
HYDRAULIC

(LOCK)

S3
NO.3

VALVE GP Pressure Line

PRESSURE Dr2
I Pilot / Load Sensing Pressure
T REDUCING S1
P1 P2 (IMPLEMENT, Drain / Return Lines
PAC D
Dr1
SEE LOC VALVE GP P1 SWING RCV: RETURN CHECK VALVE Component Group
PRIORITY) DrM
G-9 PILOT MANIFOLD
232-4102 PILOT Attachment
215-5037
RCV-C FILTER GP
SEE LOC PsM1 Air Line
OIL
E-2 DR3 DR4 Pi2 DR5 T-OUT1 DR6
188-4140 ACCUMULATOR GP Ps1 CALLOUTS

RIGHT PUMP
C HR
RCV-B 164-6981 A1
OUT IN YY Taps (Pressure, Sampling, Sensor) by letter
B G Components by number
A T
Pn1 PROPORTIONAL
1

A REDUCING VALVE
A
SEE LOC SLOW RETURN BYPASS FILTER GP AA Connections by letter
RCV-A RETURN Pi
E-8 E OIL PR
D F PG PC
VALVE GP (CASE DRAIN) THIS SCHEMATIC IS FOR THE 320D AND 320D L EXCAVATOR
CHECK 126-2075 FILTER GP
201-9329 OIL (PILOT) A3 G1 M1 Pm
PART #: 259-7469 HE01
OIL COOLER DRAIN 158-8987 Components are shown installed on a fully operable machine with the key and engine
PRESSURE SENSOR
off and transmission shifter in neutral.
Refer to the appropriate Service Manual for Troubleshooting, Specifications and Systems Operations

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