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 RENR7286-02
April 2015

324D Excavator
Hydraulic System - Attachment
MND1-UP
DFP1-UP
JAT1-UP
CJX1-UP

System 2: Combined Function

© 2015 Caterpillar, All Rights Reserved Printed in U.S.A.

COMPONENT LOCATION
Part Machine Schematic
Description
Number Location Location
Accumulator Gp - Hydraulic 164-6981 1 B-5
Cylinder Gp - Boom 242-6858 2 F-3
Cylinder Gp - Bucket 225-4580 3 F-2
Cylinder Gp - Stick 242-6860 4 F-2
Filter and valve Gp Pilot (Hydraulic Oil) 158-8987 5 A-4
Filter Gp - Oil (Hydraulic Case Drain) 289-8194 6 A-4
Filter Gp - Oil (Hydraulic Return) 188-4140 7 A-5
Motor Gp - Swing 334-9970 8 F-7
Motor Gp - Travel (Left) 209-5992 9 F-5
Motor Gp - Travel (Right) 209-5992 10 F-4
Pump Gp - Main Hydraulic 272-6957 11 B-3
Sensor As - Left Pump Pressure (Drive Pump) 221-8859 12 B-3
Sensor As - Right Pump Pressure (Drive Pump) 221-8859 13 A-3
Switch As - Implement Pilot Pressure 309-5769 14 B-8
Switch As - LH Travel Pressure 309-5769 15 D-8
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-5
Valve Gp - Check (Oil Cooler Bypass) 173-4672 19 A-6
Valve Gp - Load Control Boom Cylinder 255-5683 20 D-2
Valve Gp - Load Control Stick Cylinder 255-5680 21 D-5
Valve Gp - Main Control 259-7380 22 C-2
Valve Gp - Pilot (Travel) 369-8502 23 D-8
Valve Gp - Pilot Control (LH Joystick) 297-0533 24 C-8
Valve Gp - Pilot Control (RH Joystick) 297-0532 25 C-7
Valve Gp - Pilot Manifold 215-5037 26 B-6
Valve Gp - Pressure Reducing (Boom, Swing Priority) 310-0210 27 B-4
Valve Gp - Shuttle 164-6979 28 B-4
Valve Gp - Shuttle (Joystick) 185-0462 29 B-8
Valve Gp - Swing Cushion 334-9970 30 E-7
Valve Gp - Travel Counterbalance (LH) 322-8714 31 F-5
Valve Gp - Travel Counterbalance (RH) 322-8714 32 F-4
Attachment - System 2: Combined Fuction
Valve Gp - Check (EC1) (1-Way/2-Way) 297-0370 33 F-7
Valve Gp - Check (EC2) (1-Way/2-Way) 297-0370 34 F-6
Valve Gp - Control (Auxiliary) 259-7378 35 C-6
Valve Gp - Pilot (LH Foot Pedal) 206-3336 36 A-8
Valve Gp - Pilot (RH Foot Pedal) 206-3336 37 A-7
Valve Gp - Relief (Line) 177-2653 38 F-7
Valve Gp - Shuttle (Foot Pedal) 123-2430 39 A-8
Valve Gp - Solenoid (Auxiliary, Combined Function) 165-9549 40 E-6
Valve Gp - Solenoid (Negative Flow Control) 398-2282 41 E-3
Check component part numbers with Parts Manual for your specific machine.
TAP LOCATION

Tap Schematic
Description
Number Location
AA Left Pump Power Shift Pressure B-2
BB Right Pump Power Shift Pressure A-2
CC Right Pump Delivery Pressure A-3
DD Left Pump Delivery Pressure B-3
PG Pilot Pump Delivery Pressure A-4
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
(33) VALVE GP TRAVEL MOTOR (RIGHT)
TRAVEL MOTOR (LEFT)
CHECK (EC1)
(1-WAY/2-WAY) SINGLE SINGLE
297-0370
SWING MOTOR DOUBLE DOUBLE
SWG
PRKG BK
A B
CONTROL (9) MOTOR GP (10) MOTOR GP
PG
LEFT TRAVEL RIGHT TRAVEL
(34) VALVE GP 209-5992 209-5992
DB
F SWG CHECK (EC2) (2) CYLINDER GP (3) CYLINDER GP (4) CYLINDER GP F
MOTOR DR (1-WAY/2-WAY) BOOM BUCKET STICK
DRAIN 297-0370 242-6858 225-4580 242-6860
EC1-Dr
Pp3 Pp3
R.C.V-C A B
M

PA BG T1
T1
R.C.V-D
DR
(38) VALVE GP T2 T2
FB1 FA1
(8) MOTOR GP A1 DR B1 RELIEF (LINE)
SWING 177-2653
334-9970
BR2 AR2
EC2-Dr
AR4 BR4 AR3 BR3 AL3 BL3
MA MB MB MA

(30) VALVE GP
SWING CUSHION 2 PUMP FLOW
158-9085
A B B A
A(R) B(L) (41) VALVE GP
aR2 bR2 Pb1 SOLENOID
E (31) VALVE GP (32) VALVE GP E
(NEGATIVE FLOW CONTROL)
(40) VALVE GP A3 A2 A1 TRAVEL COUNTERBALANCE (LH) TRAVEL COUNTERBALANCE (RH) 398-2282
BL2 AL2 322-8714 322-8714 HL
SOLENOID (AUXILIARY,
A1
(23) VALVE GP COMBINED FUNCTION) S3 S2 S1
PILOT (TRAVEL) 165-9549 BL1 AL1 BR1 AR1 A2
369-8502 (FWD) (BKWD) (FWD) (BKWD) HL-2
TP

TT DOUBLE ACTION (17) SWIVEL GP B1

SWG HR
234-4440 NFC-P
TRAVEL(L) TRAVEL(R) MOTOR
T DRAIN HR-2
SOL1-T P B2

P3 P1 DRAIN 2 SPEED T (20) VALVE GP

1 PUMP FLOW FILTER TRAVEL LOAD CONTROL
ATT-R2 CONTROL NFC-T BOOM CYLINDER
255-5683
Pa1 ATT-L2
SINGLE ACTION
BR5 SDr BL3 AL3 AL4 BDr BR4 BR5 AR5
BKWD FWD FWD BKWD (21) VALVE GP SPi
T1 T5 T2 T4 T6 T3 LOAD CONTROL
STICK CYLINDER SP3 SP2 BP3 BPi BP2
255-5680 AR5 aL2 aL1
aL1 bL1 bR1 aR1
D FA1 FB1 Pa1 AL4 aL2-2 AR4 D
ATT-RT
(15) SWITCH AS R.C.V-A aL4 AL2 AL1 Di4 Pi4 BR1 AR1 BR2 AR2 BR3 AR3 aR4 R.C.V-B
LH TRAVEL PRESSURE (16) SWITCH AS (35) VALVE GP
5 6 3 2
309-5769 RH TRAVEL PRESSURE CONTROL (AUXILIARY)
4 1 aL3 BL2 BL1 aR1 aR2 aR3 aR5
ATT-LT PD-Dr 309-5769 259-7378
T SP1 ST Pi1 BP1 BT R3
ATT-LP PD-Pi
4 1 (UP) BL3 R2 (IN) (L) (BKWD) (BKWD) (CLOSE) (DOWN) BR4 R1 (IN)
5 6 3 2 (22) VALVE GP
MAIN CONTROL
ATT-RP 259-7380

(24) VALVE GP (25) VALVE GP

PILOT CONTROL PILOT CONTROL
(LH JOYSTICK) JLP JRP (RH JOYSTICK)
297-0533 297-0532
JLT JRT

STICK SWING BUCKET BOOM

C C

TRAVEL(R)

BOOM(1)

STICK(2)
BUCKET
TRAVEL(L)
OUT IN R L OPEN CLOSE DOWN UP
BOOM(2)

ATCH
STICK(1)

SWING
JL1 JL3 JL2 JL4 JR4 JR2 JR3 JR1

F2
(OUT) (R) (FWD) (FWD) (OPEN) (UP) (OUT)

bL2-2
bR4-2
bR5 bR1 bR2

HL Pb1 bL4 Di2 Pi2 bL3 Pi3 bL2 bL1 DST bR3 bR4 Di1 bR5 HR
A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 PL PR
(13) SENSOR AS
Di3 LEFT PUMP PRESSURE
(DRIVEN PUMP)
RR FR 221-8859
aL2-2 bL2-2
(29) VALVE GP (11) PUMP GP
2 SPEED DD
SHUTTLE (JOYSTICK) U MAIN HYDRAULIC
TRAVEL (28) VALVE GP 272-6957
185-0462
CONTROL aL4 aR5 Pi3 SHUTTLE
B1 B2 B3 B4 C B5 B6 B7 B8 NFC-P
164-6979 G2
M2
Pi4 MF-P Di4 PD-Pi bR4-2
LINE PATTERNS
B1 A1 B2 A2 Pressure Line
aR3 aR4 bR3 bR4 bL3 bL2 bL4 aL2
(27) VALVE GP
B PD-Dr Di3
PRESS REDUCING
Pn2
HL-2 Pilot / Load Sensing Pressure B
(14) SWITCH AS PL
P2 Pi1 P-IN PSA2 DR1 PSA1 (BOOM, SWING PRIORITY) DST Drain / Return Lines
IMPLEMENT PILOT PRESS AA
EC1-Dr 310-0210 Ps2
309-5769 A2 Component Group
T-OUT2 DR2 PsM2
(26) VALVE GP Attachment
PRV-Dr
PILOT MANIFOLD SPi T
ATT-RP ATT-RT (1) ACCUMULATOR GP Air Line
(TRAVEL)

P1
(SWING)

ATT-LP ATT-LT 215-5037 P2

S3
HYDRAULIC CALLOUTS
NO.1

NO.2

164-6981 aL3
(LOCK)

YY Taps (Pressure, Sampling, Sensor - by letter)

NO.3

S1 Dr
Pi2 PRV-P2 DL DL Connectors (By letter)
LP LT RP RT
DrM Callout Number Component
(Machine Location from (52) VALVE GP - CONTROL Name
PRV-P2 Component LocationsTable)
138-1234
P1 (6) FILTER GP Part Number

SDr OIL (HYDRAULIC, DRAIN PsM1

PAC CASE DRAIN) FILTER HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT COLOR DESCRIPTIONS
BDr 289-8194 Ps1
PILOT PUMP OUTPUT
RIGHT MAIN PUMP OUTPUT

(FWD)
DR3 DR4 Pi2 DR5 T-OUT1 DR6
A1
BB LEFT & RIGHT MAIN PUMP POWERSHIFT CIRCUIT
(BKWD) (FWD) (BKWD)
EC2-Dr SUPPLY LINE

1 3 2 1 3 2
Di1 STICK CYLINDER CONTROL CIRCUIT
PRV-Dr SWG MF-TANK MF-P PR LEFT TRAVEL MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT
(37) VALVE GP SOL1-T HR-2
(36) VALVE GP PRKG BK
ATTACHMENT CONTROL CIRCUIT
ATT-R2 PILOT (RH FOOT PEDAL) Di2
Pn1 SWING MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT
PILOT (LH FOOT PEDAL) ATT-L2 CONTROL NFC-T DRAIN / RETURN LINE
206-3336 206-3336 Ps SWING BRAKE CONTROL CIRCUIT
A (19) VALVE GP
MF-TANK Ps
OUT IN Pi
LEFT MAIN PUMP OUTPUT A
R.C.V-B R.C.V-C CHECK (OIL COOLER BYPASS) TRAVEL SPEED CONTROL CIRCUIT
BUCKET CYLINDER CONTROL CIRCUIT
173-4672
(39) VALVE GP C RIGHT TRAVEL MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT
A3 G1 M1 Pm BOOM CYLINDER CONTROL CIRCUIT
SHUTTLE (FOOT PEDAL) B T
123-2430 CC THIS SCHEMATIC IS FOR THE 324D EXCAVATOR HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
PG PC ATTACHMENT: SYSTEM 2: COMBINED FUNCTION
G (5) FILTER AND VALVE GP
A PILOT MEDIA NUMBER: RENR7286-02
D (18) TANK GP (12) SENSOR AS
E F (HYDRAULIC OIL) SCHEMATIC PART NUMBER: 255-5784, CHANGE: 01, VERSION: HE
R.C.V-A HYDRAULIC OIL
158-8987 PG SOS RIGHT PUMP PRESSURE Components are shown installed on a fully operable machine with the key and engine off, transmission shifter
(7) FILTER GP 289-5564 (DRIVE PUMP) in neutral and with parking brake set.
R.C.V-D OIL (HYDRAULIC RETURN)
221-8859 Refer to the appropriate Service Manual for Troubleshooting, Specifications and Systems Operations.
188-4140 Refer to the Parts Manual using a specific serial number prefix in SIS before ordering parts from this schematic.

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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33

38
34
VIEW OF AREA “B”
2

4
B

10 3
32
31 9
CAB BOTTOM VIEW
VIEW ALL CALLOUTS

25 24

36

37 16 14 29 23 15 39
MAIN CONTROL VALVE
VIEW ALL CALLOUTS

30 8 20 22 35

19

21

27

26 28
1

17
VIEW OF AREA “A”
MAIN HYDRAULIC PUMP AND TANK
VIEW ALL CALLOUTS

6 7
SOS PG
12
DD

CC
BB

13

18

41

11 AA 5 40