KENR5837

January 2011
Standard Component Locations FLUID POWER SYMBOLS
Part Machine Schematic
Description Number Location Location BASIC COMPONENT SYMBOLS

Standard 321D Tap Locations MAIN AUX

Pressure and Sampling PUMP OR MOTOR FLUID CONDITIONER SPRING CONTROL VALVES RESTRICTION LINE RESTRICTION PUMP PUMP
Accumulator Gp Note B 1 A-6 (FIXED) (2 - SECTION) (VARIABLE & PRESSURE
COMPENSATED)
Tap Schematic
Cooler As. - Oil Note B 2 A-8 Number Description Location
Cylinder As. - Boom Note A 3 F-9 AA Pilot Pump Delivery Pressure A-4 VARIABILITY SPRING LINE RESTRICTION PRESSURE HYDRAULIC PNEUMATIC LINE RESTRICTION ATTACHMENT
(ADJUSTABLE) (VARIABLE) COMPENSATION ENERGY TRIANGLES (VARIABLE & PRESSURE
Cylinder As. - Bucket Note A 4 F-8 BB Drive Pump Delivery Pressure A-4 COMPENSATED)

DD Idler Pump Delivery Pressure B-4 VALVE ENVELOPES VALVES VALVE PORTS
Cylinder As. - Stick Note A 5 F-8
GG Power Shift Control Pressure B-2
Filter Gp - Drain Note B 6 A-5
HH Pilot Pressure A-2
Filter Gp - Pilot Note B 7 A-4 SOS Hydraulic Oil Sampling Port A-4 ONE POSITION TWO POSITION THREE POSITION TWO - WAY THREE - WAY FOUR - WAY

Filter Gp - Return Note B 8 A-6 CONTROL VALVES CHECK VALVES

AB A B
Motor Gp - Left Travel Note B 9 F-5
Motor Gp - Right Travel Note B 10 F-3 P T P T
BASIC SPRING SHUTTLE PILOT
NORMAL POSITION SHIFTED POSITION INFINITE POSITION
SYMBOL LOADED CONTROLLED
Motor Gp - Swing Note B 11 F-7
FLUID STORAGE RESERVOIRS
Pump Gp - Drive, Idler, And Pilot Note B 12 B-3
Sensor Gp - Drive Pump Pressure Note B 13 A-3
Sensor Gp - Idler Pump Pressure Note B 14 B-3
321D LCR Excavator
VENTED PRESSURIZED RETURN ABOVE FLUID LEVEL RETURN BELOW FLUID LEVEL

Switch As. - Pressure (Travel Left) Note B 15 D-9 MEASUREMENT ROTATING SHAFTS

Switch As. - Pressure (Travel Right)

Switch As. - Shuttle Pressure
Note B
Note B
16
17
D-8
B-8
Hydraulic System - Attachment
PRESSURE TEMPERATURE FLOW UNIDIRECTIONAL BIDIRECTIONAL
Swivel Gp Note B 18 E-4
TXA1-UP COMBINATION CONTROLS
Tank and Filter Gp - Hydraulic Note B 19 A-6
PBD1-UP
Valve Gp - Bm/ Swng Priority Red. Note B 20 B-4
Valve Gp - Boom Drift Reduction Note B 21 D-2
MPG1-UP SOLENOID SOLENOID SOLENOID SOLENOID & SERVO THERMAL DETENT

Valve Gp - Cooler Bypass Note B 22 A-8

NAS1-UP OR MANUAL & PILOT PILOT OR MANUAL

MANUAL CONTROL SYMBOLS

Valve Gp - Left Travel / Brake Note B 23 E-5
MDT1-UP
Valve Gp - Main Control Note B 24 C-1
37 KBZ1-UP
PUSH - PULL LEVER MANUAL SHUTOFF GENERAL MANUAL PUSH BUTTON PEDAL SPRING
Valve Gp - Main Relief Note B 25 C-5
RELEASED PRESSURE PILOT CONTROL SYMBOLS REMOTE SUPPLY PRESSURE
Valve Gp - Pilot Cntrl (Stick/Swing) Note B 26 C-9
Valve Gp - Pilot Control (Travel) Note B 27 E-9
Valve Gp - Pilot Manifold Note B 28 B-6
EXTERNAL RETURN INTERNAL RETURN SIMPLIFIED COMPLETE INTERNAL
SUPPLY PRESSURE
Valve Gp - Plt Cntrl (Bucket/Boom) Note B 29 C-8
ACCUMULATORS CROSSING & JOINING LINES HYDRAULIC & PNEUMATIC CYLINDERS
Valve Gp - Right Travel / Brake Note B 30 E-3
Valve Gp - Shuttle Note B 31 B-8
Valve Gp - Shuttle Note B 32 B-4 SPRING LOADED GAS CHARGED LINES CROSSING LINES JOINING SINGLE ACTING DOUBLE ACTING

Valve Gp - Sol. and Press. Redc. Note B 33 B-9 HYDRAULIC PUMPS HYDRAULIC MOTORS INTERNAL PASSAGEWAYS

Valve Gp - Solenoid (Heavy Lift) Note B 34 A-5 FIXED VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT FIXED VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT INFINITE
DISPLACEMENT NON-COMPENSATED DISPLACEMENT NON-COMPENSATED POSITIONING 3 POSITION 2 POSITION
Valve Gp - Stick Drift Reduction Note B 35 D-6
Valve Gp - Swing Motor Note B 36 E-7 UNIDIRECTIONAL UNIDIRECTIONAL

Attachment: Center Lock Quick Coupler Center Lock Quick Coupler FLOW IN ONE PARALLEL CROSS FLOW IN
Valve Gp - Center Lock Quick Coupler 328-2035 37 E-2 BIDIRECTIONAL BIDIRECTIONAL DIRECTION FLOW FLOW EITHER
DIRECTION

Note A: Refer to parts manual for specific cylinder information.

QUICK COUPLER CIRCUIT © 2011 Caterpillar, All Rights Reserved Printed in U.S.A.
Note B: Part numbers are located on the main Hydraulic System Schematic according to
the effectivity of the machine.

AA SOS 15 16 17 Pi1 ELECTRICAL SYMBOLS TABLE

HYDRAULIC SYMBOLS (ELECTRICAL)
6 7 26 27 29 8 19 3 5 4
aR5 aR4 aR3 aR2 aR1 Pi4 aL1 aL2 aL3 aL4
G
HR
HL
M
R3
AA TRANSDUCER TRANSDUCER GENERATOR ELECTRIC MOTOR

(Dimensions: 34 inches x 24 inches)

(FLUID) (GAS / AIR)
SOS

7 25
BB STICK BOOM TRAVEL TRAVEL STICK BOOM 24
2 1 BUCKET ATACH RIGHT LEFT SWING 1 2 PRESSURE SWITCH PRESSURE SWITCH TEMPERATURE ELECTRICAL WIRE
(ADJUSTABLE) SWITCH

KENR5837
Di4
2 22 DD
ELECTRICAL SYMBOLS (ELECTRICAL)

HH AL4
AR5 AR4 AR3 AR2 AR1 AL1 AL2 AL3
Di3 T

PRESSURE TEMPERATURE LEVEL FLOW

12 SWITCH SWITCH SWITCH SWITCH
34 BR5 Pi3
BR4 BR3 BR2 BR1 BVL1 BL2 BL3
WIRE NUMBER IDENTIFICATION CODES
R1 R2

ELECTRICAL SCHEMATIC EXAMPLE HYDRAULIC SCHEMATIC EXAMPLE

GG
CURRENT STANDARD CURRENT STANDARD

HARNESS IDENTIFICATION CODE THIS EXAMPLE

INDICATES WIRE 135 IN HARNESS “AG”
WIRE

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

CIRCUIT NUMBER WIRE WIRE GAUGE

IDENTIFICATION COLOR 325-PK

bR5 bR4 bL1 bL4

PREVIOUS STANDARD
DST bL2 bL3

9 10 30 12 13 14 11 36 18 1 21 24 WIRE WIRE COLOR

bR3 bR2 bR1
23 BB DD 28 25 35 325-PK-14 B A

GG HH CIRCUIT NUMBER WIRE GAUGE (EXAMPLE VALVE)

IDENTIFICATION

COMPONENT LOCATIONS TAP LOCATIONS MAIN CONTROL VALVES

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MOTOR GP MOTOR GP
SWING MOTOR SWING RIGHT TRAVEL HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT COLOR DESCRIPTIONS
DRIVE PUMP OUTPUT
STICK CYLINDER TRAVEL MOTOR (LEFT) TRAVEL MOTOR (RIGHT) PILOT PUMP OUTPUT
IDLER PUMP
PG TRAVEL SPEED CONTROL CIRCUIT
BOOM CYLINDER SUPPLY LINE
DR DRAIN / RETURN LINE
POWER SHIFT CONTROL CIRCUIT
R.C.V-C MOTOR GP
ONE PUMP ATTACHMENT CONTROL CIRCUIT
RIGHT TRAVEL CONTROL & RIGHT TRAVEL MOTOR CIRCUIT

F
LEFT TRAVEL LEFT TRAVEL CONTROL & LEFT TRAVEL MOTOR CIRCUIT F
SWING CONTROL & SWING MOTOR CIRCUIT
MU BOOM CONTROL & BOOM CYLINDER CIRCUIT
BUCKET CONTROL & BUCKET CYLINDER CIRCUIT
UNLOCK LOCK STICK CONTROL & STICK CYLINDER CIRCUIT
AL3 BL3 BG AG DRIVE AND IDLER PUMPS PILOT
SWING BRAKES
DR Pp3 Pp3

BUCKET CYLINDER B1 A1 T1 T1 C1 C2
AR4 BR4
T2 T2
FINE
SWING
VALVE GP
SWING MOTOR
VALVE GP
AG BG AG CENTER LOCK
BG
QUICK COUPLER
328-2035
AR3 BR3
P T

VALVE GP B A A B B A
E PILOT CONTROL E
TP VALVE GP VALVE GP
TRAVEL
BL2 AL2 LEFT TRAVEL/ BRAKE RIGHT TRAVEL/ BRAKE
TT
TRAVEL(L) TRAVEL(R) BL1 AL1 BR1 AR1
SWIVEL GP

μ μ μ μ

VALVE GP
BOOM DRIFT
REDUCTION
BACK FWD FWD BACK
T1 T5 T2 T4 T6 T3

aL1 bL1 bR1 aR1 VALVE GP BL3 AL3 BR4

STICK DRIFT
REDUCTION SP3 SPi SP2 BP3 BPi
SWITCH AS SWITCH AS
PRESSURE SDr aL3 aL2 aL1 BDr BP2
PRESSURE
TRAVEL LEFT AR4
TRAVEL RIGHT
D R.C.V-B D
R.C.V-A
AL2 AL1 AR1 BR1 BR3 AR3 aR4

BL2 BL1 aR1 aR2 aR3

aL4 SP1 ST Di4 Pi4 aR2 BR2 AR2 Pi1 BP1 BT aR5 R3
T AL4 (UP) BL3 R2 (IN) (L) (BACK) (BACK) (CLOSE) (DOWN) BR4 R1 BR5 AR5 (IN)

VALVE GP VALVE GP
VALVE GP PILOT CONTROL MAIN RELIEF
PILOT CONTROL BUCKET/ BOOM 239-8774
STICK/ SWING JLP
JRP
JLT JRT
STICK SWING BUCKET BOOM
BOOM(2)

TRAVEL(R)
SWING

TRAVEL(L)

STICK(2)
BOOM(1)
BUCKET
μ μ μ μ μ μ μ μ

STICK(1)

ATCH
C C
OUT IN R L OPEN CLOSE DOWN UP
JL1 JL3 JL2 JL4 JR4 JR2 JR3 JR1
(OUT) Pi3 (R) (FWD) (FWD) (OPEN) (UP) (OUT) VALVE GP
MAIN CONTROL
bL4 Di2 Pi2 Di3 DST Di1 bR5
HL bL3 bL2 bL1 bR1 bR2 bR3 bR4 HR
(Dimensions: 34 inches x 24 inches)

PL PR

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8
VALVE GP
SHUTTLE
185-0462 SENSOR GP
IDLER PUMP
KENR5837

PRESSURE
PUMP GP
VALVE GP
M2
B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 SHUTTLE
G2

PL
Pn2 B
B VALVE GP DD GG
aR3 aR4 bR3 bL3 bL2 aL3 aL2 Ps2
PILOT B1 A1 B2 A2
SWITCH GP MANIFOLD VALVE GP A2
SHUTTLE PRESSURE P2 Pi1 P-IN PSA2 DR1 PSA1 BOOM/ SWING PsM2
T-OUT2 DR2 PRIORITY REDUCING G4
(TRAVEL)

LINE PATTERNS
(SWING)

T P T S3 IDLER
Dr2 Pressure Line
NO.1

NO.2

(LOCK)

A S1 Dr1
P1 P2 Pilot / Load Sensing Pressure
NO.3

VALVE GP
bR4 VALVE GP DrM Drain / Return Lines
SOLENOID AND PRESSURE
SOLENOID 1 7 DRIVE
REDUCTION G3
HEAVY LIFT
A
3 6 BB PILOT PsM1
Component Group
16 Page,

P1 Attachment

5 Ps1 Air Line

DR6 PAC
DR3 DR4 Pi2 DR5 T-OUT1 T P A1
R.C.V-C 2 4
CALLOUTS

R.C.V-B
PR Pn1 HH YY Taps (Pressure, Sampling,Sensor) by letter
ACCUMULATOR GP Pi 52 Components by number
OUT IN
A A
G G1 THIS SCHEMATIC IS FOR THE 321D LCR EXCAVATOR
FILTER GP FILTER GP HYDRAULIC SCHEMATIC
DRAIN A3 M1
R.C.V-A T PILOT Pm
D E F FILTER GP TANK AND SENSOR GP ATTACHMENT: CENTER LOCK QUICK COUPLER
RETURN VALVE GP PG PC DRIVE PUMP
VALVE GP FILTER GP MEDIA NUMBER: KENR5837
COOLER BYPASS HYDRAULIC PILOT RELIEF PRESSURE PART NUMBER: 344-4328, CHANGE 00, VERSION: HE
COOLER AS. AA SOS Components are shown installed on a fully operable machine with the key and engine
HYDRAULIC OIL off and transmission shifter in neutral.
Refer to the appropriate Service Manual for Troubleshooting, Specifications and Systems Operations

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