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 RENR7311-02
March 2015

324D Excavator
Hydraulic System - Attachment
MND1-UP
BYE1-UP
ECH1-UP
AWN1-UP
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PYT1-UP
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Boom Lowering Control Valve

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COMPONENT LOCATION

Part Machine Schematic

Description
Number Location Location
Accumulator Gp 164-6981 1 B-4
Cylinder Gp - Boom 242-6858 2 F-2
Cylinder Gp - Bucket 225-4580 3 F-7
Cylinder Gp - Stick 242-6860 4 F-6
Filter Gp - Case Drain 289-8194 5 B-4
Filter Gp - Return Oil 188-4140 6 B-4
Filter Gp - Oil (Pilot) 158-8987 7 A-3
Motor Gp - Swing 334-9970 8 F-5
Motor Gp - Travel (Left) 209-5992 9 F-4
Motor Gp - Travel (Right) 209-5992 10 F-3
Pump Gp - Piston (Main) 272-6957 11 B-2
Sensor As - Drive Pump Pressure 221-8859 12 A-2
Sensor As - Idler Pump Pressure 221-8859 13 C-2
Switch As - LH Travel Pressure 309-5769 14 D-7
Switch As - Pilot Press 309-5769 15 C-7
Switch As - RH Travel Pressure 309-5769 16 D-6
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-4
Valve Gp - Stick Drift Reduction 255-5680 21 D-5
Valve Gp - Main Control 259-7380 23 C-2
Valve Gp - Pilot (Travel) 369-8502 24 E-7
Valve Gp - Pilot Control (Left Joystick) 297-0533 25 C-7
Valve Gp - Pilot Control (Right Joystick) 297-0532 26 C-6
Valve Gp - Pilot Manifold 215-5037 27 B-5
Valve Gp - Pressure Reducing (Boom, Swing Priority) 310-0210 28 B-3
Valve Gp - RH Travel Counterbalance 322-8714 29 E-3
Valve Gp - Shuttle 164-6979 30 C-3
Valve Gp - Shuttle (Joystick) 185-0462 31 C-7
Valve Gp - Swing Cushion 158-9085 32 E-5
Attachment: Boom Lowering Control Valve
Block Gp 201-9378 33 D-2
Valve Gp - Load Control (LH Boom Cylinder) 225-4785 34 E-2
Valve Gp - Load Control (RH Boom Cylinder) 225-4785 35 E-1
TAP LOCATION

Tap Schematic
Description
Number Location
AA Idler Pump Delivery Pressure C-2
BB Drive Pump Delivery Pressure A-2
CC Pilot Pump Delivery Pressure A-3
DD Idler Pump Power Shift Pressure B-1
EE Drive Pump Power Shift Pressure B-1
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)
 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

(8) MOTOR GP
(3) CYLINDER GP (4) CYLINDER GP TRAVEL MOTOR (LEFT) TRAVEL MOTOR (RIGHT)
SWING
BUCKET STICK
334-9970 (10) MOTOR GP
225-4580 242-6860 SWING MOTOR
SWG RIGHT TRAVEL
PRKG BK (9) MOTOR GP
CONTROL
209-5992
PG LEFT TRAVEL
209-5992 (2) CYLINDER GP
DB
SWG BOOM
F MOTOR
F
DRAIN
242-6858

R.C.V-C Pp3 Pp3

M

AR3 BR3 AL3 BL3 PA PB T1 (34) VALVE GP

T1
LOAD CONTROL
BLCV-T T2
T2 (LH BOOM CYLINDER)
225-4785 (35) VALVE GP
A1 DR B1
(32) VALVE GP LOAD CONTROL
SWING CUSHION (RH BOOM CYLINDER)
158-9085 225-4785
MA MB MB MA
CYL AR4 CYL

X X X X

A B B A
Dr Dr
(20) VALVE GP (29) VALVE GP
A(R) B(L)
LH TRAVEL RH TRAVEL
BL2 AL2 COUNTERBALANCE COUNTERBALANCE Pi T Pi T
E (24) VALVE GP 322-8714 322-8714
CV CV E
PILOT (TRAVEL) BL1 AL1 BR1 AR1
TP
369-8502 (FWD) (BKWD) (FWD) (BKWD)
TT
2 SPEED
TRAVEL(L) TRAVEL(R) TRAVEL
SWG CONTROL BLCV-Dr
MOTOR
DRAIN
DRAIN
FILTER (17) SWIVEL GP BR4
234-4440 BLCV-T

BKWD FWD FWD BKWD (33) BLOCK GP

T1 T5 T2 T4 T6 T3 201-9378
BR5 SDr BL3 AL3
aL1 bL1 bR1 aR1 (21) VALVE GP AL4 BR4 BR5 AR5
STICK DRIFT REDUCTION SPi
255-5680
SP3 SP2
(14) SWITCH AS AR5 aL2 aL1 (23) VALVE GP BP3 BP2
PRESSURE 5 6 3 2 (16) SWITCH AS aL2-2 MAIN CONTROL AR4
LH TRAVEL 4 1
PD-Dr PRESSURE
AL4 259-7380 R.C.V-B
D 309-5769 D
RH TRAVEL AL2 AL1 Di4 Pi4 BR1 AR1 aR3 aR4
PD-Pi R.C.V-A aL4
4 1 309-5769 aL3 aR5
5 6 3 2 BL2 BL1 aR1 BR3 AR3
T SP1 ST aR2 BR2 AR2 Pi1 BP1 BT R3
(25) VALVE GP (26) VALVE GP (UP) BL3 R2 (IN) (L) (BKWD) (BKWD) (CLOSE) (DOWN) BR4 R1 (IN)
PILOT CONTROL PILOT CONTROL
(LEFT JOYSTICK) (RIGHT JOYSTICK)
297-0533 JLP JRP 297-0532
JLT JRT

STICK SWING BUCKET BOOM

OUT IN R L OPEN CLOSE DOWN UP

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

TRAVEL(R)

BUCKET
ATCH
SWING

BOOM(1)

STICK(2)
TRAVEL(L)
STICK(1)
C C
(OUT) (R) (FWD) (FWD) (OPEN) (UP) (OUT)
(31) VALVE GP A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8
SHUTTLE bL2-2 bR2
bR5 bR4-2
(JOYSTICK) bR1
185-0462 (30) VALVE GP (13) SENSOR AS
HL bL4 Di2 Pi2 bL3 Pi3 bL2 bL1 DST PL PR bR3 bR4 Di1 bR5 HR
SHUTTLE IDLER PUMP
Di3 164-6979 PRESSURE
2 SPEED RR
221-8859 (11) PUMP GP
B1 B2 B3 B4 C B5 B6 B7 B8 TRAVEL aL2-2
FR
bL2-2
CONTROL
PISTON (MAIN)
U AA 272-6957
Pi4 Di4 PD-Pi
aR3 aR4 bR3 bR4 bL3 bL2 bL4 aL2 MF-P bR4-2 aL4
(28) VALVE GP G2 M2
PD-Dr Di3 PRESS. REDUCING
HL
P2 PSA2 aR5 Pi3 (BOOM, SWING
(15) SWITCH AS Pi1 P-IN DR1 PSA1
PRIORITY) Pn2
PILOT PRESS B1 A1 B2 A2
(27) VALVE GP 310-0210 PL
309-5769 T-OUT2 DR2
DD
PILOT MANIFOLD Ps2
(TRAVEL)

A2
(SWING)

215-5037 (1) ACCUMULATOR GP

(19) VALVE GP DST
PsM2
NO.1

NO.2

CHECK 164-6981
(LOCK)

R.C.V-C
NO.3

(OIL COOLER BYPASS) SPi

T S3
B 173-4672 B
R.C.V-B (5) FILTER GP P1 P2
aL3 PRV-Dr
C
PRV-P2
CASE DRAIN S1 Dr
B P1 PRV-P2
289-8194 Pi2
G PAC DrM
A DRAIN DrM
R.C.V-A SDr FILTER PsM1
D E F DR3 DR4 Pi2 DR5 T-OUT1 DR6
(6) FILTER GP
MF-TANK RETURN OIL Di1 Ps1
EE
SWG
PRV-Dr PRKG BK 188-4140 A1
CONTROL Di2 MF-P Pn1
OUT IN PR
MF-TANK Ps

BLCV-Dr Pi HR
T
PG PC G1 Ps
LINE PATTERNS A3 M1 Pm
HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT COLOR DESCRIPTIONS CC
Pressure Line
PILOT PUMP OUTPUT
SOS
Pilot / Load Sensing Pressure DRIVE PUMP OUTPUT
PUMP POWERSHIFT CIRCUIT
Drain / Return Lines SUPPLY LINE
STICK CYLINDER AND CONTROL CIRCUIT (18) TANK GP BB
Component Group
A
LEFT TRAVEL MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT
HYDRAULIC OIL (7) FILTER GP (12) SENSOR AS A
WORKTOOL CONTROL CIRCUIT
CALLOUTS SWING MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT 289-5564 OIL (PILOT) DRIVE PUMP PRESSURE
DRAIN / RETURN LINE
158-8987 221-8859
YY Taps (Pressure, Sampling, Sensor - by letter) SWING BRAKE CONTROL CIRCUIT
IDLER PUMP OUTPUT
DL DL D Connectors (By letter) TRAVEL SPEED CONTROL CIRCUIT THIS SCHEMATIC IS FOR THE 324D EXCAVATOR HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
BUCKET CYLINDER AND CONTROL CIRCUIT
Callout Number Component RIGHT TRAVEL MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT ATTACHMENT: BOOM LOWERING CONTROL VALVE
(Machine Location from (52) VALVE GP - CONTROL Name BOOM CYLINDER AND CONTROL CIRCUIT
Component LocationsTable)
138-1234 Part Number
MEDIA NUMBER: RENR7311-02
SCHEMATIC PART NUMBER: 255-5790, CHANGE: 01, VERSION: HE
Components are shown installed on a fully operable machine with the key and engine off, transmission shifter
in neutral and with parking brake set.
Refer to the appropriate Service Manual for Troubleshooting, Specifications and Systems Operations.
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7 6 5 4 3 2 1
MACHINE COMPONENT LOCATION
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20

10 29
BOOM LOAD CONTROL VALVE
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35 34
CAB BOTTOM VIEW

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26 16 15 31 24 14 25
MAIN CONTROL VALVE
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32 8

17 23

19

33 1 28 27 30 21
VIEW OF AREA “A”
MAIN HYDRAULIC PUMP AND TANK
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5
6
AA
EE
BB

13 11 12 DD SOS 7 CC 18