RENR7236-05

October 2009
FLUID POWER SYMBOLS
BASIC COMPONENT SYMBOLS

MAIN AUX

Component Locations PUMP OR MOTOR FLUID CONDITIONER SPRING CONTROL VALVES RESTRICTION LINE RESTRICTION
(FIXED)
PUMP
(2 - SECTION)
PUMP
(VARIABLE & PRESSURE
COMPENSATED)
Part Machine Schematic
Description Number Location Location
VARIABILITY SPRING LINE RESTRICTION PRESSURE HYDRAULIC PNEUMATIC LINE RESTRICTION ATTACHMENT
Accumulator Gp - 164-6981 1 A-4 (ADJUSTABLE) (VARIABLE) COMPENSATION ENERGY TRIANGLES (VARIABLE & PRESSURE
COMPENSATED)
Block - 2 C-7 VALVE ENVELOPES VALVES VALVE PORTS
Cylinder Gp - Boom Note A 3 E-1
Cylinder Gp - Bucket Note A 4 F-7
Cylinder Gp - Stick Note A 5 F-7 ONE POSITION TWO POSITION THREE POSITION TWO - WAY THREE - WAY FOUR - WAY

Filter Gp - Case Drain 126-2075 6 A-4 CONTROL VALVES CHECK VALVES

AB A B
Filter Gp - Pilot Hydraulic 158-8987 7 A-4
Filter Gp - Return Oil 188-4140 8 A-5 P T P T
BASIC SPRING SHUTTLE PILOT
NORMAL POSITION SHIFTED POSITION INFINITE POSITION
Manifold Gp - Control 215-5037 9 B-5 SYMBOL LOADED CONTROLLED

Motor Gp - Swing 179-9775 10 F-5 FLUID STORAGE RESERVOIRS

Motor Gp - Left Travel 215-9952 11 F-3
Tap Locations
Motor Gp - Right Travel 215-9952 12 F-2
Pressure, Sampling, and Sensor
Pump Gp - Main Hydraulic 272-6959 13 B-2 Tap Schematic VENTED PRESSURIZED RETURN ABOVE FLUID LEVEL RETURN BELOW FLUID LEVEL
Description
Sensor As - Left Pump Pressure 221-8859 14 B-3
Number
AA Left Pump Delivery Pressure
Location
B-3
325D and 329D Excavator MEASUREMENT ROTATING SHAFTS

Sensor As - Right Pump Pressure 221-8859 15 A-3

Switch As - LH Travel Pressure 309-5769 16 D-7 BB
CC
Right Pump Delivery Pressure
Pilot Pump Delivery Pressure
A-3
A-4
Hydraulic System PRESSURE TEMPERATURE FLOW UNIDIRECTIONAL BIDIRECTIONAL
Switch As - Pressure (Implement Swing) 309-5769 17 B-7
COMBINATION CONTROLS
Switch As - RH Travel Pressure 309-5769 18 D-7 DD Left Pump Power Shift Pressure B-2 325D: 329D:
Swivel Gp 234-4440 19 E-3 EE Right Pump Power Shift Pressure A-2
GPB1-UP XDB1-UP
Tank Gp - Hydraulic Oil 289-5564 20 A-5 SOS Hydraulic Oil Sampling Port A-4
PKE1-UP BFC1-UP SOLENOID SOLENOID SOLENOID SOLENOID & SERVO THERMAL DETENT
Valve Gp - Cooler Bypass 173-4672 21 A-7 OR MANUAL & PILOT PILOT OR MANUAL

Valve Gp - LH Joystick 232-4157 22 C-7

MCL1-UP EBM1-UP MANUAL CONTROL SYMBOLS

Valve Gp - Load Control Boom Cylinder 255-5683 23 D-2 GBR1-UP TPM1-UP

Valve Gp - Load Control Stick Cylinder 255-5680 24 D-5 CYW1-UP SCY1-UP
PUSH - PULL LEVER MANUAL SHUTOFF GENERAL MANUAL PUSH BUTTON PEDAL SPRING
Valve Gp - Main Control 259-7424 25 C-2 thru C-5
RELEASED PRESSURE PILOT CONTROL SYMBOLS REMOTE SUPPLY PRESSURE
Valve Gp - Pilot Travel 270-5947 26 E-6, E-7
Valve Gp - Pressure Reducing Boom Priority 232-4107 27 B-4
Valve Gp - Pressure Reducing Boom/Swing 232-4102 28 B-4
EXTERNAL RETURN INTERNAL RETURN SIMPLIFIED COMPLETE INTERNAL
Valve Gp - Pressure Reducing Boom Up Priority 206-3354 29 B-4 SUPPLY PRESSURE

Valve Gp - RH Joystick 232-4158 30 C-6 ACCUMULATORS CROSSING & JOINING LINES HYDRAULIC & PNEUMATIC CYLINDERS
Valve Gp - Shuttle 185-0462 31 B-6, B-7
Valve Gp - Solenoid (Heavy Lift) 121-6303 32 A-4
SPRING LOADED GAS CHARGED LINES CROSSING LINES JOINING SINGLE ACTING DOUBLE ACTING
Valve Gp - Swing Cushion (With Fine Swing) 158-9090 33 E-5
158-9085 33 E-4, E-5 HYDRAULIC PUMPS HYDRAULIC MOTORS INTERNAL PASSAGEWAYS
(Without Fine Swing)
Valve Gp - Travel LT Counterbalance 204-2819 34 E-3 FIXED VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT FIXED VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT INFINITE
DISPLACEMENT NON-COMPENSATED DISPLACEMENT NON-COMPENSATED POSITIONING 3 POSITION 2 POSITION
Valve Gp - Travel RT Counterbalance 204-2819 35 E-2
Note A: Refer to parts manual for specific cylinder information. UNIDIRECTIONAL UNIDIRECTIONAL

FLOW IN ONE PARALLEL CROSS FLOW IN

BIDIRECTIONAL BIDIRECTIONAL DIRECTION FLOW FLOW EITHER
DIRECTION

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ELECTRICAL SYMBOLS TABLE

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34 G
EE
M
3 5 TRANSDUCER
(FLUID)
TRANSDUCER
(GAS / AIR)
GENERATOR ELECTRIC MOTOR

(Dimensions: 34 inches x 28 inches)

21 AA
BB
24

RENR7236-05
PRESSURE SWITCH PRESSURE SWITCH TEMPERATURE ELECTRICAL WIRE
(ADJUSTABLE) SWITCH

DD ELECTRICAL SYMBOLS (ELECTRICAL)

13 14
14 T

PRESSURE TEMPERATURE LEVEL FLOW

15 4 SWITCH SWITCH SWITCH SWITCH

MAIN PUMP WIRE NUMBER IDENTIFICATION CODES

ELECTRICAL SCHEMATIC EXAMPLE HYDRAULIC SCHEMATIC EXAMPLE

CURRENT STANDARD CURRENT STANDARD

12 1 2 23 25 HARNESS IDENTIFICATION CODE THIS EXAMPLE

INDICATES WIRE 135 IN HARNESS “AG”
WIRE

35 6 7 8 20 27 28 29 32 19 33

24 Page,
CIRCUIT NUMBER
325-AG135 PK-14 IDENTIFICATION WIRE COLOR

CIRCUIT NUMBER WIRE WIRE GAUGE

IDENTIFICATION COLOR 325-PK

1 2 21 23 24 17 22 16 18 26 PREVIOUS STANDARD

5 WIRE WIRE COLOR

25 27 28 29 32 31 30
325-PK-14 B A

CIRCUIT NUMBER WIRE GAUGE (EXAMPLE VALVE)

IDENTIFICATION

8 9
13
14 3
15 SOS CC

4
11 12 6 7
34 35 8 20 9 10 19 33 FILTER GP

MACHINE COMPONENT LOCATIONS

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HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT COLOR DESCRIPTIONS

RIGHT MAIN PUMP OUTPUT
PILOT PUMP OUTPUT
LEFT MAIN PUMP OUTPUT
TRAVEL SPEED CONTROL CIRCUIT
SUPPLY LINE
DRAIN / RETURN LINE
HEAVY LIFT CONTROL CIRCUIT
LEFT & RIGHT MAIN PUMP POWERSHIFT CIRCUIT
ATTACHMENT CONTROL CIRCUIT
RIGHT TRAVEL MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT
F SWING MOTOR LEFT TRAVEL MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT F
SWING MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT
TRAVEL MOTOR (LEFT) TRAVEL MOTOR (RIGHT)
BOOM CYLINDER CONTROL CIRCUIT
BUCKET CYLINDER CONTROL CIRCUIT
BUCKET STICK PG
STICK CYLINDER CONTROL CIRCUIT
CYLINDER CYLINDER SWING BRAKE CONTROL CIRCUIT
DR
MOTOR GP
R.C.V-C SWING
MU 179-9775

VALVE GP MOTOR GP
SWING CUSHION MOTOR GP TRAVEL
WITHOUT FINE SWING TRAVEL 215-9952 BOOM BOOM
BG AG 158-9085 CYLINDER CYLINDER
215-9952
DR DR Pp3 Pp3
AR3 BR3 AL3 BL3 B1 A1 B1 A1
T1 T1

FINE T2 T2
VALVE GP SWING

PILOT TRAVEL
270-5947 VALVE GP
SWING CUSHION
TP WITH FINE SWING B A
E TT 158-9090 AR4 BR4 E
AG BG BG AG
TRAVEL(L) TRAVEL(R) BL2 AL2

A B B A
VALVE GP
VALVE GP
BL2 AL2 TRAVEL COUNTERBALANCE
TRAVEL COUNTERBALANCE
204-2819
204-2819
BACK FWD FWD BACK BL1 AL1 BR1 AR1
T1 T5 T2 T4 T6 T3

aL1 bL1 bR1 aR1 SWIVEL GP

234-4440

SWITCH AS
SWITCH AS
LH TRAVEL
RH TRAVEL
PRESSURE
PRESSURE
309-5769
309-5769
D D
VALVE GP
LOAD CONTROL
VALVE GP
(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
CONTROL GP AL2 AL1 AR1 aR3 aR4
CONTROL GP R.C.V-A
JOYSTICK (LH)
JOYSTICK (RH)
232-4157 BL2 BL1 aR1 BR1 BR3 AR3
232-4158
JLP JRP BR2 AR2
(Dimensions: 34 inches x 28 inches)

T AL4 aL4 SP1 ST aL3 Di4 Pi4 aR2 Pi1 BP1 BT aR5 R3
JRT VALVE GP
JLT (UP) BL3 R2 (IN) (L) (BACK) (BACK) (CLOSE) (DOWN) BR4 R1 BR5 AR5 (IN)
MAIN CONTROL
STICK SWING BUCKET BOOM (HEAVY LIFT)
259-7424
RENR7236-05

C OUT IN R L OPEN CLOSE DOWN UP C

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

TRAVEL(R)

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

ATCH
STICK(1)

SWING
A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8

VALVE GP
SHUTTLE
185-0462 (OUT) (R) (FWD) (OPEN) (UP) (OUT)

Di2 Pi2 Pi3 Di3 DST Pi5 bR2 Di1 bR5

bR1
B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 bL2 bL1 bR3 bR4 HR
HL bL4 bL3
24 Page,

PL PR

aR3-a aR4 bR3 bR4 bL3-a bL2 bL4 aL2

SENSOR AS
LEFT PUMP
B PRESSURE AA PUMP GP B
SWITCH AS MAIN HYDRAULIC
221-8859
PRESSURE 272-6959
IMPLEMENT SWING M2 HL
B1 A1 B2 A2 G2
309-5769 P2 Pi1 P-IN PSA2 DR1 PSA1
VALVE GP
PRESSURE REDUCING T-OUT2 DR2 VALVE GP PL Pn2
(BOOM UP PRIORITY) P PRESSURE REDUCING DD
(TRAVEL)

(SWING)

R.C.V-C A1 BOOM / SWING PRIORITY A2 Ps2

206-3354
T PsM2
NO.1

NO.2

T 232-4102
(LOCK)

R.C.V-B
NO.3

G4
P1 P2 R.C.V : RETURN CHECK VALVE
S3 IDLER
G VALVE GP LINE PATTERNS
aR3 bL3 Dr2
SOLENOID
S1 Pressure Line
P1 A (HEAVY LIFT) Dr1
R.C.V-A
D E F B1 A1 B2 A2 121-6303 Pilot / Load Sensing Pressure
PILOT
VALVE GP PAC DrM
Drain / Return Lines
CHECK DRIVE
G3
(OIL COOLER BYPASS) DR3 DR4 Pi2 DR5 T-OUT1 DR6 ACCUMULATOR GP T P Component Group
173-4672 164-6981 PsM1
FILTER GP
PILOT HYDRAULIC Ps1 EE Attachment

158-8987 Air Line

T IN A1
OUT
P1 P2 FILTER GP CALLOUTS
A MANIFOLD GP PR A
CASE DRAIN Pn1
CONTROL YY Taps (Pressure, Sampling, Sensor - by letter)
aR3-a bL3-a 126-2075
VALVE GP 215-5037
T HR 52 Components (By number)
PRESSURE REDUCING PG PC A3 G1 M1 Pm Pi
(BOOM PRIORITY) THIS SCHEMATIC IS FOR THE 325D and 329D EXCAVATOR
232-4102 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
CC SOS SENSOR AS MEDIA NUMBER: RENR7236-05
FILTER GP
RETURN OIL
HYDRAULIC TANK LEFT PUMP BB PART NUMBER: 259-7731, CHANGE: 01, VERSION: HE
PRESSURE
188-4140 Components are shown installed on a fully operable machine.
221-8859
Refer to the appropriate Service Manual for Troubleshooting, Specifications.

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