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 RENR7256-07
April 2015

324D and 326D Excavator

Hydraulic System
324D: 326D:
MND1-UP PJM1-UP
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COMPONENT LOCATION

Part Machine Schematic

Description
Number Location Location
Accumulator Gp (Charged) 164-6981
1 B-5
For Canada BC/RL Reg. 352-6860
Cylinder Gp - Boom (324D) 242-6858
2 F-2
(326D) 349-4137
Cylinder Gp - Bucket (324D) 225-4580
3 F-8
(326D) 225-4601
Cylinder Gp - Stick (324D) 242-6860
4 F-7
(326D) 340-8944
Filter Gp - Case Drain 289-8194 5 A-4
Filter Gp - Oil 188-4140 6 A-5
Filter Gp - Oil (Pilot) 158-8987 7 A-4
Motor Gp - Swing 334-9970 8 F-6
Motor Gp - Travel (Left) 209-5992 9 F-5
Motor Gp - Travel (Right) 209-5992 10 F-4
Pump Gp - Piston (Main) (324D) 272-6957
11 B-2
(326D) 422-1294
Sensor As - Drive Pump Pressure 221-8859 12 A-3
Sensor As - Idler Pump Pressure 221-8859 13 B-3
Switch As - LH Travel Pressure 309-5769 14 D-8
Switch As - Pilot Pressure 309-5769 15 B-7
Switch As - RH Travel Pressure 309-5769 16 D-7
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 - Drift Reduction (Boom) 255-5683 20 D-2
Valve Gp - Drift Reduction (Stick) 255-5680 21 D-5
Valve Gp - LH Travel Counterbalance 322-8714 22 E-5
Valve Gp - Main Control 259-7380 23 C-2
Valve Gp - Pilot (Travel) 369-8502 24 E-8
Valve Gp - Pilot Control (Left Joystick) 297-0533 25 C-8
Valve Gp - Pilot Control (Right Joystick) 297-0532 26 C-7
Valve Gp - Pilot Manifold 215-5037 27 B-6
Valve Gp - Pressure Reducing (Boom, Swing Priority) 310-0210 28 B-4
Valve Gp - RH Travel Counterbalance 322-8714 29 E-4
Valve Gp - Shuttle 164-6979 30 B-4
Valve Gp - Shuttle (Joystick) 185-0462 31 B-7
Valve Gp - Swing Cushion 158-9085 32 E-6
TAP LOCATION

Tap Schematic
Description
Number Location
AA Left Pump Delivery Pressure B-3
BB Right Pump Delivery Pressure A-3
CC Pilot Pump Delivery Pressure A-4
DD Left Pump Power Shift Pressure B-2
EE Right Pump Power Shift Pressure A-2
SOS Hydraulic Oil Sampling Port A-4
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)
 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

TRAVEL MOTOR (LEFT) TRAVEL MOTOR (RIGHT)

(3) CYLINDER GP (4) CYLINDER GP
BUCKET STICK
242-6860 (324D) SWG SWING MOTOR
225-4580 (324D) (8) MOTOR GP
340-8944 (326D) PRKG BK
225-4601 (326D) SWING
CONTROL PG (2) CYLINDER GP
334-9970 (10) MOTOR GP BOOM
DB TRAVEL 242-6858 (324D)
F SWG (9) MOTOR GP 209-5992 349-4137 (326D)
F
MOTOR TRAVEL
DRAIN 209-5992
R.C.V-C Pp3 Pp3
M

PA PB T1
T1
AR3 BR3 AL3 BL3 T2
T2
A1 DR B1

(32) VALVE GP AR4 BR4

SWING CUSHION MA MB MB MA
158-9085

A B B A
A(R) B(L) (22) VALVE GP (29) VALVE GP
E LH TRAVEL RH TRAVEL E
BL2 AL2
COUNTERBALANCE COUNTERBALANCE
(24) VALVE GP 322-8714 322-8714
PILOT BL1 AL1 BR1 AR1
(TRAVEL)
TP (FWD) (BKWD) (FWD) (BKWD)
369-8502
TT (17) SWIVEL GP
234-4440 2 SPEED
TRAVEL(L) TRAVEL(R) TRAVEL
SWG CONTROL
MOTOR
DRAIN
DRAIN
FILTER

BKWD FWD FWD BKWD (20) VALVE GP

T1 T5 T2 T4 T6 T3 BOOM DRIFT REDUCTION
AL3 255-5683
AL4 BR5 AR5
aL1 bL1 bR1 aR1 BR5 SDr BL3 BDr
(21) VALVE GP BR4
D STICK DRIFT REDUCTION SPi
D
(14) SWITCH AS 255-5680
LH TRAVEL PRESSURE SP3 SP2 AR5 aL2 aL1 BP3 BPi BP2
309-5769 5 6 3 2 (16) SWITCH AS
4 RH TRAVEL PRESSURE aL2-2 AR4
1 AL4 R.C.V-B
PD-Dr 309-5769
AL2 AL1 Di4 Pi4 BR1 AR1 aR3
PD-Pi R.C.V-A aL4 aR4
4 1 aL3 aR5
5 6 3 2 BL2 BL1 aR1 BR3 AR3
T SP1 ST aR2 BR2 AR2 Pi1 BP1 BT R3
(UP) BL3 R2 (IN) (L) (BKWD) (BKWD) (CLOSE) (DOWN) BR4 R1 (IN)
(25) VALVE GP (26) VALVE GP
PILOT CONTROL PILOT CONTROL
(LEFT JOYSTICK) JLP (RIGHT JOYSTICK)
JRP
297-0533 297-0532
JLT JRT
STICK SWING BUCKET BOOM

(23) VALVE GP
C MAIN CONTROL C
OUT IN R L OPEN CLOSE DOWN UP 259-7380
JL1 JL3 JL2 JL4 JR4 JR2 JR3 JR1
BOOM(2)

TRAVEL(R)

BUCKET
ATCH
SWING

BOOM(1)

STICK(2)
TRAVEL(L)
STICK(1)
NFC PRESSURE SENSOR
(IDLER PUMP)
(NOTE B)

(31) VALVE GP (OUT) (R) (FWD) (FWD) (OPEN) (UP) (OUT)

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8
SHUTTLE bR2
bL2-2 bR4-2
(JOYSTICK) bR5 bR1
185-0462 NFC PRESSURE SENSOR
HL bL4 Di2 Pi2 bL3 Pi3 bL2 bL1 DST PL PR (30) VALVE GP bR3 bR4 Di1 bR5 HR (DRIVE PUMP)
SHUTTLE (13) SENSOR AS (NOTE B)
Di3 164-6979 IDLER PUMP AA (11) PUMP GP
2 SPEED PISTON (MAIN)
B1 B2 B3 B4 C B5 B6 B7 B8
RR FR PRESSURE
TRAVEL aL2-2 bL2-2
CONTROL 221-8859 272-6957 (324D)
HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT COLOR DESCRIPTIONS
U 422-1294 (326D) PILOT PUMP OUTPUT
Di4 PD-Pi G2 M2 DRIVE PUMP OUTPUT
Pi4 MF-P LEFT & RIGHT MAIN PUMP POWERSHIFT CIRCUIT
aR3 aR4 bR3 bR4 bL3 bL2 bL4 aL2 bR4-2 aL4 SUPPLY LINE
(28) VALVE GP
B PD-Dr Di3
PRESSURE REDUCING HL
STICK CYLINDER CONTROL CIRCUIT
LEFT TRAVEL MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT
B
(15) SWITCH AS P2 Pi1 P-IN PSA2 PSA1 aR5 Pi3
DR1 (BOOM, SWING
ATTACHMENT CONTROL CIRCUIT

PILOT PRESS Pn2

SWING MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT
B1 A1 B2 A2 PRIORITY) DRAIN / RETURN LINE
309-5769 T-OUT2 DR2
SWING BRAKE CONTROL CIRCUIT
310-0210 PL Ps2
(27) VALVE GP DD IDLER PUMP OUTPUT
TRAVEL SPEED CONTROL CIRCUIT
(TRAVEL)

(1) ACCUMULATOR GP A2
(SWING)

BUCKET CYLINDER CONTROL CIRCUIT

PILOT MANIFOLD
164-6981 PsM2
RIGHT TRAVEL MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT
215-5037 DST
NO.1

NO.2

BOOM CYLINDER CONTROL CIRCUIT

(19) VALVE GP 352-6860 (FOR CANADA BC/RL REG.)
(LOCK)

R.C.V-C CHECK
NO.3

(OIL COOLER BYPASS) SPi T S3 LINE PATTERNS

R.C.V-B 173-4672 (5) FILTER GP P1 P2 Pressure Line
aL3 PRV-Dr
C
PRV-P2
CASE DRAIN S1 Dr Pilot / Load Sensing Pressure
B PRV-P2
P1 289-8194 Pi2 Drain / Return Lines
G SDr DrM
PAC (7) FILTER GP Component Group
A DRAIN
BDr FILTER OIL (PILOT) PsM1 CALLOUTS
R.C.V-A D E F DR3 DR4 Pi2 DR5 T-OUT1 DR6 158-8987
EE YY Taps (Pressure, Sampling, Sensor - by letter)
(6) FILTER GP Di1 Ps1
SWG MF-TANK OIL DL DL D Connectors (By letter)
PRV-Dr PRKG BK A1 HR
188-4140 Di2 Callout Number
CONTROL MF-P Pn1 (Machine Location from (52) VALVE GP - CONTROL
Component
Name

IN PR
Component LocationsTable)

A OUT 138-1234 Part Number

A
MF-TANK Ps
Pi
Ps

PG PC A3 G1 M1 Pm THIS SCHEMATIC IS FOR THE 324D AND 326D EXCAVATOR HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
BB MEDIA NUMBER: RENR7256-07
(18) TANK GP SCHEMATIC PART NUMBER: 255-5782, CHANGE: 01, VERSION: HE
NOTE B: APPLY TO MODELS XX336, XX337, XX338, XX339, XX340 AND XX492 HYDRAULIC OIL CC SOS Components are shown installed on a fully operable machine with the key and engine off, transmission shifter

289-5564 (12) SENSOR AS DRIVE PUMP PRESSURE in neutral and with parking brake set.
Refer to the appropriate Service Manual for Troubleshooting, Specifications and Systems Operations.
221-8859 Refer to the Parts Manual using a specific serial number prefix in SIS before ordering parts from this schematic.

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22

10 29
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26 25

24

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MAIN CONTROL VALVE
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32 8
23

19

20 1 28 27 30 21
17
VIEW OF AREA “A”
MAIN HYDRAULIC PUMP AND TANK
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5 6

EE BB AA

13 11 12 DD SOS 7 CC 18