RENR4398-03

May 2006
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

AUX LIFT
TO
TRANSMISSION
CONTROL
TILT AA TO BRAKE
LIGHTS

A A
13 14 15
BB CC

DD
16 17 18 19 20
LOWER/CLOSE
OPEN/RAISE

TILT BACK

DUMP
966G & 972G Series II Wheel Loader

LOWER

RAISE
21 22 23 24
Hydraulic System
B
B A TO AWY1-UP AXJ1-UP ANT1-UP ANZ1-UP
TRANSMISSION
THE RELIEF VALVE IS CONTROL AXC1-UP AXN1-UP ANY1-UP AWP1-UP
NOT USED ON THE
FOLLOWING MACHINES: AXE1-UP AXL1-UP AXP1-UP AWZ1-UP
966G SERIES II
AWY431-UP
AXJ636-UP
25 ANT1-UP
ANZ1-UP

26 972G SERIES II
AXC526-UP FF
AXN253-UP 27
TO ANY1-UP
BRAKE AWP1-UP
DRAIN

GG
C C
28 29 30

LINEAR PATTERNS
Pressure
Pilot Pressure
Return Lines
Components
Denotes Wire Code 2006 Caterpillar Printed in U.S.A.
IMPLEMENT RETURN
IMPLEMENT PILOT/PILT STEERING RETURN
All Rights Reserved

STEERING RETURN
HH

D STEERING LOAD SENSE SIGNAL D

9, 10, Chart A
STEERING Chart A
36, 37 49, 50, 32, 37 FF 8, 33, 37, 1, 3 966G II and 972G II Hydraulic Component Locations 966G II and 972G II Hydraulic Component Locations
41, LL 22 - 24,
51, KK CC, DD, MM 13 - 20, Item
Component
Schematic Item
Component
Schematic
27 No. Location No. Location
32 33 34 A 28, GG
31 1 Main Control Valve % A1 27 Service Brake Oil Pressure Switch C6

A HH 48 2 Auxiliary Cylinders @ A2 28 Pilot Valve (Oil Manifold) C1

LL 3 Tilt Cylinder A3 29 Ball Valve (Hydraulic Lever Lock)
35 4 Lift Cylinders A4 30 Pilot Control Valve
C3
B 5 Front Service Brakes A5 31 Fan Drive Motor F2
36 37 6 Left Pedal Assembly 32 Secondary Steering Valve * D4

P 7 Right Pedal Assembly A6 33 Left Steering Neutralizer Valve D4

C B 8 D5
Service Brake Control Valve 34 Right Steering Neutralizer Valve
T KK 9 Front Service Brakes Accumulator 35 Steering Cylinders D7
X 36
10 Rear Service Brakes Accumulator Hydraulic Oil Cooler Bypass Valve
A7 E2
IMPLEMENT

11 Parking Brake 37 Hydraulic Oil Cooler

JJ 12 Parking Brake Actuator 38 Electro-Hydraulic Control E3
38 31
13 Orifice A3 39 Implement Pump E1
E E
B 14 Ride Control Diverter Valve # A4 40 Hydraulic Oil Filter E2
15 Ride Control Accumulator #

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A5 41 Fan Drive Pump
PILOT/BRAKE

16 Main Relief Valve A1 42 Screen Group E2

39 S 17 Line Relief Valve (Aux. Cylinder Head End) @ 43 Flow Divider Valve (Brake Oil Cooler)
L1 18 Line Relief Valve (Aux. Cylinder Rod End) @ A2 44 Steering Pump

40 38 19 Line Relief Valve (Tilt Cylinder Rod End) 45 Pilot/Brake Pump F1

41
20 Line Relief Valve (Tilt Cylinder Head End) A3 46 Breaker Relief Valve
21 Rear Service Brakes B5 47 Secondary Steering Pump and Electric Motor* F3
43
22 Accumulator Charging Valve B6 48 Steering Metering Pump F4
42 29, 30 11, 12 23 Parking Brake Control Valve 49 Steering Backup Relief Valve F5
B7
24 Parking Brake Pressure Switch 50 Steering Control Valve
39, 44, 45 43, 53, F6

20 Page
21 JJ 6, 7 25 Check Valve B4 51 Steering Crossover Relief Valve
34, 35 4 5 2 26 Check Valve C1 52 Brake Oil Cooler F2
44 45 46 43 47 MM 53 Hydraulic Oil Tank F2
# Ride Control is an optional attachment.
22 - 24, @ Auxiliary Cylinders are an optional attachment. * Secondary Steering is an optional attachment.
48 49 50 51 1,
32, 47 27 29, 30 40, 8, 9, % The one stem valve (third function) is an
10, 48, 13 - 20, 28
SECONDARY STEERING SUCTION 42 - 48 optional attachment field conversion.
F F CC, DD, The two stem valve is standard.
38, LL 39, 44, 45 6, 7 FF, MM AA, BB 3 The three stem valve is an optional attachment.
52 52
53 31

Chart B
966G II and 972G II Hydraulic Pressure Tap Locations
Pressure Schematic
Tap Description Location
AA Tilt Cylinder Rod End Pressure
A3
BB Tilt Cylinder Head End Pressure
CC Rear Service Brake Pressure
A5

966G II & 972G II PILOT IMPLEMENT/STEERING METERING PUMP HYDRAULIC SCHEMATIC

DD Front Service Brake Pressure
G G FF Service Brake Accumulator Pressure C6
GG Implement Pilot Pump Pressure C4
HH Implement Pump Pressure D1
F06057 187-6676-00 JJ Fluid Sampling Valve E2
21
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 49, 50, KK Steering Pump Pressure E5
51, KK 4
GG LL Fan Drive Pump Pressure E3
11, 12
35 5 2 MM Steering Signal Pressure F4
43, 53, HH 33, 34
36, 37 JJ
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1 2 3 AA 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Chart C Chart C
TO
966G II and 972G II Hydraulic Component Locations 966G II and 972G II Hydraulic Component Locations
TRANSMISSION
Item Item Schematic
AUX
BB LIFT
CONTROL Schematic No. Component
TO BRAKE Component Location
LIGHTS
No. Location
31 Steering Cylinders D7
1 Main Control Valve % A1 D4
32 Steering Pilot Valve
TILT
2 Auxiliary Cylinders @ A2 33 Steering Wheel D5
13 14 15 3 Tilt Cylinder A3 34 Manifold (Orifice and Screen)
CC D5
A A 35 Orifice
4 Lift Cylinders A4
36 Screen
5 Front Service Brakes A5
37 Check Valve E5
DD 6 Left Pedal Assembly
A6 38 Left Steering Neutralizer Valve
7 Right Pedal Assembly Steering Control Valve
16 17 18 19 20 39
E6
8 Service Brake Control Valve 40 Steering Crossover Relief Valve
9 Front Service Brakes Accumulator 41 Shuttle Valve E7

10 Rear Service Brakes Accumulator 42 Hydraulic Oil Cooler Bypass Valve

A7 E2
OPEN/RAISE

43 Hydraulic Oil Cooler

11 Parking Brake
44 Fan Drive Motor E3
12 Parking Brake Actuator
LOWER/CLOSE

45 Implement Pump E1

TILT BACK

DUMP
13 Orifice A3

LOWER
46 Hydraulic Oil Filter E2

RAISE
14 Ride Control Diverter Valve # 47 Fan Drive Pump F3
21 22 23 A5
15 Ride Control Accumulator # 48 Flow Divider Valve (Brake Oil Cooler) F2
49 Electro-hydraulic control E3
B 16 Main Relief Valve A1
B 50 Shuttle Valve F4
17 Line Relief Valve (Aux. Cylinder Head End) @
A2 51 Secondary Steering Valve *
A 18 Line Relief Valve (Aux. Cylinder Rod End) @ F5
52 Right Steering Neutralizer Valve
THE RELIEF VALVE IS BK
26 NOT USED ON THE
19 Line Relief Valve (Tilt Cylinder Rod End) 53 Pressure Reducing Valve F6
TO
RD A3
24 FOLLOWING MACHINES: TRANSMISSION 20 Line Relief Valve (Tilt Cylinder Head End) 54 Steering Backup Relief Valve F7
CONTROL
966G SERIES II BU
21 Rear Service Brakes B5 55 Steering Pump

HH JJ AWY431-UP 56 Pilot/Brake Pump

EE FF GG KK AXJ636-UP 22 Accumulator Charging Valve B6 F1
57 Screen Group
LL ANT1-UP 23 Parking Brake Pressure Switch B7
ANZ1-UP 58 Breaker Relief Valve
25 26 HIGH PRESSURE H.E. OR R.E.
24 Check Valve C4 59 Brake Oil Cooler F2
972G SERIES II
25 Check Valve 60 Secondary Steering Pump and Electric Motor* F4
AXC526-UP
AXN253-UP 26 Screen Group 61 Hydraulic Oil Tank F1
TO
BRAKE ANY1-UP C1
MM 27 Pilot Valve (Oil Manifold) * Secondary Steering is an optional attachment.
DRAIN E2 E4 E6 AWP1-UP

28 Lowering Control Valve

C E1 RD C 29 Service Brake Oil Pressure Switch C6
27
30 Parking Brake Control Valve C7
BU
# Ride Control is an optional attachment.
DUMP LOWER LOWER/CLOSE @ Auxiliary Cylinders are an optional attachment.
28 29 30
% The one stem valve (third function) is an
FLOAT optional attachment field conversion.
The two stem valve is standard.
The three stem valve is an optional attachment.
TILT BACK RAISE OPEN/RAISE

LINEAR PATTERNS
Pressure
Pilot Pressure
E3 E5 E7 Return Lines
Components
Denotes Wire Code
D D
31

IMPLEMENT RETURN

IMPLEMENT PILOT/PILOT STEERING RETURN

NN
9, 10, 1,
43, 47 51, 60 8, 31, 38 13 - 20, EE, FF, GG Chart D
34, 35, 36, 42, MM
32 33 34 CC, DD 24, 25, 27, 966G II and 972G II Hydraulic Pressure Tap Locations
39, 40, 41, 22, 23, HH, JJ, KK
47, TT 29, 30 28, 50 LL, UU, VV Pressure Schematic
45, 53, 54 Description
SS, WW Tap Location
35 NN 3
STEERING AA Tilt Cylinder Rod End Pressure
A3
36 BB Tilt Cylinder Head End Pressure
CC Rear Service Brake Pressure
A5
44 DD Front Service Brake Pressure
PILOT/BRAKE
IMPLEMENT

37 38 39 40 41 EE Auxiliary Pilot Pump Pressure B1

42 43 44
B A
FF Auxiliary Pilot Pump Pressure
B2
TT GG Tilt Pilot Pump Pressure
RENR4398-03

E E HH Tilt Pilot Pump Pressure

PP B3
JJ Lift Pilot Pump Pressure
RR
SS KK Lift Pilot Pump Pressure C4
P
C
LL Pilot Pump Pressure C5
45 T

X
MM Service Brake Accumulator Pressure C6
A
46 NN Implement Pump Pressure D1
UU A
E2
PP Steering Pump Pressure
47 57, 59
48 B
6, 7, 26, 31,
20 Page

11, 12 RR Fluid Sampling Valve E2

61, RR 52, PP, ZZ
B
VV 45, 55, 56 32, 37 SS Steering Pilot Pressure E6
21 4 5 2
WW TT Fan Drive Pump Pressure E3
S L1 49 Steering Control Valve
22, 23, 8, 9, 10, 26 1, 13 - 20, UU E4
55, 56 34, 35, 36, 39, 29, 30 24, 25, 27, 28, Neutral Pilot Pressure
52 38, 52, CC, DD
50 51 53 40, 41, 48, 53 33 42 MM, PP, ZZ
50, EE, FF, GG
VV Steering Pilot Pressure F4
54 51, 60 54, 57, WW HH, JJ, KK, 3
32, 37 LL, UU, VV WW Steering Pilot Pressure F6
55 56 57 60 S 6, 7 ZZ Steering Signal Pressure F5
F FAN SUCTION F AA, BB
SECONDARY STEERING SUCTION 47, 49, TT

59 59
58
44
61 57
ZZ

STEERING LOAD SENSE SIGNAL

STEERING RETURN

G
966G II & 972G II E/H IMPLEMENT/COMMAND CONTROL STEERING HYDRAULIC SCHEMATIC G
43, 47
21, 59
57, 59,
61, RR
NN
31, 46
11, 12
GG
4
5, 59 2

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