RENR7356-02

Component Locations January 2009

FLUID POWER SYMBOLS
Part Schematic Machine
Description
Number Location Location BASIC COMPONENT SYMBOLS

Accumulator Gp - Pilot Manifold 164-6981 B-5 1 MAIN AUX

Cylinder Gp - Boom Note A E-2 2 PUMP OR MOTOR FLUID CONDITIONER SPRING CONTROL VALVES RESTRICTION LINE RESTRICTION
(FIXED)
PUMP
(2 - SECTION)
PUMP
(VARIABLE & PRESSURE
COMPENSATED)
Cylinder Gp - Bucket Note A E-3 3
Cylinder Gp - Stick Note A E-8 4
VARIABILITY SPRING LINE RESTRICTION PRESSURE HYDRAULIC PNEUMATIC LINE RESTRICTION ATTACHMENT
Filter Gp - Return (Inside Hydraulic Tank) 173-3434 A-5 and A-6 5 (ADJUSTABLE) (VARIABLE) COMPENSATION ENERGY TRIANGLES (VARIABLE & PRESSURE
COMPENSATED)

Filter Gp - Drain Return 126-2075 A-4 and A-6 6 VALVE ENVELOPES VALVES VALVE PORTS
Filter Gp - Pilot 158-8987 A-4 7
Motor Gp - Cooling Fan 242-6904 A-7 8
Motor Gp - Left Swing 225-4506 F-7 9 ONE POSITION TWO POSITION THREE POSITION TWO - WAY THREE - WAY FOUR - WAY

Motor Gp - Left Travel 232-6180 F-5 10 CONTROL VALVES CHECK VALVES

AB A B
Motor Gp - Right Swing 225-4506 F-6 11
P T P T
Motor Gp - Right Travel 232-6180 F-4 12 NORMAL POSITION SHIFTED POSITION INFINITE POSITION
BASIC SPRING SHUTTLE PILOT
SYMBOL LOADED CONTROLLED
Pump Gp - Cooling 259-0814 B-2 13
FLUID STORAGE RESERVOIRS
Pump Gp - Drive / Idler / Pilot 259-0818 A-3 14
Sensor Gp - Drive Pump Pressure 221-8869 B-2 15
Sensor Gp - Idler Pump Pressure 221-8869 A-2 16 VENTED PRESSURIZED RETURN ABOVE FLUID LEVEL RETURN BELOW FLUID LEVEL

Switch As - Implement Pressure

Switch As - Travel Pressure
106-1079
106-1079
D-4
D-4
17
18
33 22 345C Excavator MEASUREMENT ROTATING SHAFTS

Swivel Gp - Joint
Tank Gp - Hydraulic
225-4547
227-0431
E-5
A-6
19
20
Hydraulic System PRESSURE TEMPERATURE FLOW UNIDIRECTIONAL BIDIRECTIONAL

COMBINATION CONTROLS
Valve Gp - Boom / Swing Priority 232-4102 B-4 21 Bpi Api KBA1-UP
Valve Gp - Boom Drift Reduction 153-5233 D-1 22 BDr ADr TBA1-UP
Valve Gp - Check Boom / Stick 2 239-8902 D-2 23
Valve Gp - Check Boom 2 239-8906 D-6 23 Pp1 Pp2
MDC1-UP SOLENOID SOLENOID
OR MANUAL
SOLENOID
& PILOT
SOLENOID &
PILOT OR MANUAL
SERVO THERMAL DETENT

Valve Gp - Check Cooler Bypass 123-2505 B-8 24 PTA WDE1-UP MANUAL CONTROL SYMBOLS

Valve Gp - Check Slow Return 185-0384 B-8 25 PSW AR3

GBH1-UP
AL4
Valve Gp - Check Stick 239-8904 D-5 23 BL3 BL2 BL1 BR1 BR2
AR4 RFN1-UP PUSH - PULL LEVER MANUAL SHUTOFF GENERAL MANUAL PUSH BUTTON PEDAL SPRING

Valve Gp - Left Swing Motor 116-3420 E-7 9 X DHP1-UP RELEASED PRESSURE PILOT CONTROL SYMBOLS REMOTE SUPPLY PRESSURE
dsW PiL
Valve Gp - Left Travel / Brake 165-9338 E-5 26 GJR1-UP
Valve Gp - Lock Solenoid 121-1491 B-5 27 BR3 JAR1-UP
BL4 AL3 AL2 AL1 AR1 AR2
Valve Gp - Main Control 230-2760 D-1 thru D-6 23 PJW1-UP EXTERNAL RETURN INTERNAL RETURN SIMPLIFIED COMPLETE INTERNAL
SUPPLY PRESSURE
Valve Gp - Pilot Control Bucket / Boom 232-4158 C-7 28
CPX1-UP ACCUMULATORS CROSSING & JOINING LINES HYDRAULIC & PNEUMATIC CYLINDERS
Valve Gp - Pilot Control Stick / Swing 232-4157 C-8 29
BWY1-UP
Valve Gp - Pilot Control Travel 165-9522 D-7, D-8 30
STICK (2) BUCKET TRAVEL (R) STR TRAVEL SWING BOOM (2)
SPRING LOADED GAS CHARGED LINES CROSSING LINES JOINING SINGLE ACTING DOUBLE ACTING
Valve Gp - Pilot Manifold 215-5037 B-5, B-6 31 BOOM ATT TRAVEL (L) STICK

Valve Gp - Power Shift Control 225-4518 B-2 14 HYDRAULIC PUMPS HYDRAULIC MOTORS INTERNAL PASSAGEWAYS

Valve Gp - Right Travel / Brake 165-9338 E-4 32 FIXED VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT FIXED VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT INFINITE
DISPLACEMENT NON-COMPENSATED DISPLACEMENT NON-COMPENSATED POSITIONING 3 POSITION 2 POSITION
Valve Gp - Stick Drift Reduction 153-5233 D-5 33
Valve Gp - Swing Brake Solenoid 121-1491 B-6 34 UNIDIRECTIONAL UNIDIRECTIONAL

Valve Gp - Travel Speed Solenoid 121-1491 B-6 35

Note A: See the Parts manual for specific cylinder part number. Without Heavy Lift and Fine Swing BIDIRECTIONAL BIDIRECTIONAL
FLOW IN ONE
DIRECTION
PARALLEL
FLOW
CROSS
FLOW
FLOW IN
EITHER
DIRECTION

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ELECTRICAL SYMBOLS TABLE

4 HYDRAULIC SYMBOLS (ELECTRICAL)

Pi 2 G
DR6 T-OUT1 DR5
DR4 DR3
M
TRANSDUCER TRANSDUCER GENERATOR ELECTRIC MOTOR
(FLUID) (GAS / AIR)

(Dimensions: 39 inches x 28 inches)

RENR7356-02
PRESSURE SWITCH PRESSURE SWITCH TEMPERATURE ELECTRICAL WIRE
(ADJUSTABLE) SWITCH

ELECTRICAL SYMBOLS (ELECTRICAL)

28 29 30 3 PAC

24 25 17 18 23 33 2 PRESSURE
SWITCH
TEMPERATURE
SWITCH
LEVEL
SWITCH
FLOW
SWITCH

WIRE NUMBER IDENTIFICATION CODES

LOCK SWING TRAVEL

20 ELECTRICAL SCHEMATIC EXAMPLE

CURRENT STANDARD
HYDRAULIC SCHEMATIC EXAMPLE
CURRENT STANDARD

8 HARNESS IDENTIFICATION CODE THIS EXAMPLE

INDICATES WIRE 135 IN HARNESS “AG”
WIRE
DR1

30 Page,
CIRCUIT NUMBER
PSA2 Pi 1 325-AG135 PK-14 IDENTIFICATION WIRE COLOR

19 DR2 T-OUT2
P2
CIRCUIT NUMBER
IDENTIFICATION
WIRE
COLOR
WIRE GAUGE
325-PK
PSA1 P-IN
PREVIOUS STANDARD

WIRE WIRE COLOR

1 325-PK-14 B A

27 CIRCUIT NUMBER
IDENTIFICATION
WIRE GAUGE (EXAMPLE VALVE)

31
Pilot Manifold Control Valve
34
35 13

14
15
16 10 26 5 6 7 12 32 9 11

Machine Component Locations

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MOTOR GP
RIGHT SWING
225-4506 TRAVEL MOTOR (LEFT) TRAVEL MOTOR (RIGHT)
SWING MOTOR SWING MOTOR
MOTOR GP
MOTOR GP RIGHT TRAVEL
PG1 PG2 LEFT TRAVEL 232-6180
232-6180
DB1 DB2
X X
F F
M1 M2 T1
T1
T2
PA1 PB1 PB2 L T2 L VALVE GP
PA2 RIGHT
BR BR TRAVEL/BRAKE
165-9338
DE1
STICK CYLINDER A1 B1 A2 DE2 B2
MOTOR GP
LEFT SWING
225-4506
AG BG BG AG
VALVE GP
LEFT
TRAVEL/BRAKE
VALVE GP 165-9338
LEFT SWING
MOTOR
116-3420

A B B A
BR3 AR3 A B BOOM BOOM
SWIVEL GP BUCKET CYLINDER CYLINDER CYLINDER
JOINT
E 225-4547 E
AR2 BR2

BR1 AR1 AL1 BL1

VALVE GP
CHECK
BOOM/STICK(2)
239-8902
VALVE GP VALVE GP SWITCH AS.
PILOT CONTROL VALVE GP
TRAVEL TP CHECK CHECK TRAVEL PRESS
BOOM(2) STICK bR2 BR1 106-0179 bL1
165-9522 239-8906
TT 239-8904
BL1 bL3
TRAVEL(L) TRAVEL(R) BR3 AR3 aR3 BR2 AR1 SWITCH AS.
IMPLEMENT
aR4 PRESSURE
AR2 bR1 106-0179 AL1
MU2 A A MU2 CV2 A MU
MU1 (R) (L) (B) (F) PSW PTA (B) (F) PAT aL2 BL2 AL2 aL4 BDr aL5
MU1 ADr APi VALVE GP
μ μ
μ μ
(UP) CV CV (OUT) (R) (BACK) (BACK) (CLOSE) (UP) BPi MAIN CNTRL
D 230-2760 D

BACK FWD FWD BACK VALVE GP

BOOM DRIFT
T1 T2 T3 T4 REDUCTION
153-5233
Dr

bR1 aR1 aL1 bL1 VALVE GP

STICK DRIFT
REDUCTION
153-5233

HL
AR4

R2
R3
(Dimensions: 39 inches x 28 inches)

HR
RENR7356-02

X
Y
VALVE GP
C PILOT CONTROL C
VALVE GP BUCKET/BOOM R1
PILOT CONTROL 232-4158 BOOM(2) STICK SWING TRAVEL(L) TRAVEL(R) ATCH BUCKET BOOM STICK(2)
JLP STICK/SWING JRP
232-4157 dR4 APi2 dR5 (IN) PiL dSW (L) (FWD) dST1 PiH Pp2 (FWD) bL2 (OPEN) (DOWN) dL5 (IN,OUT)
JLT JRT
Pp1
STICK SWING BUCKET BOOM PR aL1
bR3 aL3 bL4
aR2 aR1

μ μ μ μ μ μ μ μ
PL

OUT IN R L OPEN CLOSE DOWN UP

JL1 JL3 JL2 JL4 JR4 JR2 JR3 JR1
Pi1
PUMP GP
SENSOR GP COOLING
PUMP DRIVE 259-0814
30 Page,

PRESSURE
PUMP GP 221-8869
VALVE GP DRIVE/IDLER
A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 BOOM/SWING
PRIORITY & PILOT
P-IN PSA2 DR1 PSA1 B1 A1 B2 A2 259-0818 X
P2 Pi1 232-4102 PL LINES GROUP COLOR DESCRIPTIONS
VALVE GP
B B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 VALVE GP VALVE GP
SWING
LOCK SOL
121-1491
B DRIVE PUMP OUTPUT
PILOT PUMP OUTPUT
B
TRAVEL
SPEED SOL BRAKE SOL T-OUT2 DR2 HYDRAULIC OIL COOLING PUMP OUTPUT
121-1491 121-1491 D0 PS1 a1 IDLER PUMP OUTPUT
(TRAVEL)

(SWING)

aR4 bL3 bL4 aL3 aR3 bR2 bR3 aR2 TRAVEL SPEED CONTROL CIRCUIT
A1 SUPPLY LINE
NO.1

NO.2

DRAIN / RETURN LINE

a4
(LOCK)

T POWER SHIFT CONTROL CIRCUIT

P1
NO.3

P2 ATTACHMENT CONTROL CIRCUIT

HEAVY LIFT CONTROL CIRCUIT
8 RIGHT TRAVEL CONTROL & RIGHT TRAVEL MOTOR CIRCUIT
LEFT TRAVEL CONTROL & LEFT TRAVEL MOTOR CIRCUIT
ACCUMULATOR GP 1 DRIVE VALVE GP PSV SWING CONTROL & SWING MOTOR CIRCUIT
PILOT MANIFOLD POWER SHIFT BOOM CONTROL & BOOM CYLINDER CIRCUIT
VALVE GP 164-6981 PILOT CONTROL BUCKET CONTROL & BUCKET CYLINDER CIRCUIT
VALVE GP PILOT P1 225-4518 STICK CONTROL & STICK CYLINDER CIRCUIT
CHECK IDLER SWING BRAKE CONTROL CIRCUIT
SLOW RETURN VALVE GP MANIFOLD FILTER GP 7
185-0384 CHECK COOLER 215-5037 PILOT a3
BYPASS 6 S L1 L
123-2505 158-8987
LINE PATTERNS
DR3 DR4 Pi2 DR5 T-OUT1 DR6 a5
Pressure Line
PR
A2 Pilot / Load Sensing Pressure
DR1 DR L3 L2 A4 B1 Dr1 Di PS2 PB a2
Drain / Return Lines

Component Group
OUT IN
FILTER GP FILTER GP FILTER GP Attachment
DRAIN RETURN RETURN RETURN SENSOR GP
A 126-2075 173-3434 173-3434 FILTER GP IDLER PUMP Air Line
A
DRAIN RETURN PRESSURE
A B 126-2075 221-8869 CALLOUTS
MOTOR GP
COOLING FAN
242-6904 T YY Taps (Pressure, Sampling, Sensor - by letter)

52 Components (By number)

PG PC Pi2
TANK GP THIS SCHEMATIC IS FOR THE 345C EXCAVATOR
HYDRAULIC MEDIA NUMBER: RENR7356-02
227-0431
PART NUMBER: 230-2696, CHANGE: 05, VERSION: HE
Components are shown installed on a fully operable machine.

Refer to the appropriate Service Manual for Troubleshooting, Specifications.

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