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 RENR7221-04
January 2009

345C Excavator
Hydraulic System - Attachment
TBA1-UP S5M1-UP
ESD1-UP DHP1-UP
WDE1-UP GJR1-UP
TDG1-UP ELS1-UP
GPH1-UP LYS1-UP
TAJ1-UP PJW1-UP
GCL1-UP BWY1-UP

Stick Lowering Control Valve

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COMPONENT LOCATION

Part Machine Schematic

Description
Number Location Location
Attachment
Valve Gp - Main Control 259-7780 41 C-2
Valve Gp- Load Control (Stick) 263-1965 2 E-8
Load Control (Boom)
Valve Gp- Load Control 263-1964 3 F-1
Valve Gp- Load Control 263-1964 4 F-3
Valve Gp- Manual Boom Lower 270-5690 5 E-2
Standard 345C
Accumulator Gp - Pilot Manifold 164-6981 19 A-4
Cylinder Gp - Boom Note A 21 F-2
Cylinder Gp - Bucket Note A 22 F-8
Cylinder Gp - Stick Note A 23 F-8
Filter Gp - Return 173-3434 24 A-5
Filter Gp - Pilot 158-8987 25 A-4
Filter Gp - Return Oil 126-2075 26 A-6
Motor Gp - Cooling Fan 242-6904 27 A-7
Motor Gp - Left Travel 232-6180 28 F-5
Motor Gp - Right Swing 225-4506 29 F-6
Motor Gp - Right Travel 232-6180 30 F-4
Motor Gp - Swing Left 225-4506 31 F-7
Pump Gp - Cooling Fan 259-0814 32 B-2
Pump Gp - Drive / Idler / Pilot Hydraulic 259-0818 33 A-3
Swivel Gp 225-4547 34 E-4
Tank Gp - Hydraulic Oil 227-0431 35 A-6
Valve Gp - Boom/Swing Priority 232-4102 36 B-4
Valve Gp - Cooler Bypass Check 123-2505 37 A-7
Valve Gp - Left Swing Motor 116-3420 38 E-7
Valve Gp - Left Travel / Brake 165-9338 39 E-5
Valve Gp - LH Pilot Control (Stick/Swing) 232-4157 40 C-7
Valve Gp - Pilot Manifold 215-5037 42 B-5
Valve Gp - Pilot Travel 165-9522 43 D-7
Valve Gp - RH Pilot Control (Bucket/Boom) 232-4158 44 C-7
Valve Gp - Right Travel / Brake 165-9338 45 E-4
Valve Gp - Slow Return Check 185-0384 46 B-7
Note A: Refer to parts manual for specific cylinder information.
TAP LOCATION

Tap Schematic
Description
Number Location
AA Pilot Pump Delivery Pressure A-4
BB Drive Pump Delivery Pressure B-2
CC Pump Power Shift Pressure A-2
DD Idler Pump Delivery 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
(28) MOTOR GP (30) MOTOR GP
(29) MOTOR GP LEFT TRAVEL RIGHT TRAVEL LINES GROUP COLOR DESCRIPTIONS
(31) MOTOR GP RIGHT SWING 232-6180 232-6180 DRIVE PUMP OUTPUT
PILOT PUMP OUTPUT
SWING LEFT 225-4506 COOLING FAN PUMP
225-4506 (21) CYLINDER GP IDLER PUMP

BOOM TRAVEL SPEED CONTROL CIRCUIT

SUPPLY LINE
PG1 PG2 DRAIN / RETURN LINE
(22) CYLINDER GP POWER SHIFT CONTROL CIRCUIT
ATTACHMENT CONTROL CIRCUIT
(23) CYLINDER GP BUCKET HEAVY LIFT CONTROL CIRCUIT
DB1 DB2 (4) VALVE GP
F STICK RIGHT TRAVEL CONTROL & RIGHT TRAVEL MOTOR CIRCUIT
F
X X LOAD CONTROL LEFT TRAVEL CONTROL & LEFT TRAVEL MOTOR CIRCUIT
SWING CONTROL & SWING MOTOR CIRCUIT

M1 M2 T1 263-1964 BOOM CONTROL & BOOM CYLINDER CIRCUIT

T1 BUCKET CONTROL & BUCKET CYLINDER CIRCUIT
STICK CONTROL & STICK CYLINDER CIRCUIT

T2 SWING BRAKE CONTROL CIRCUIT

PA1 PB1 PB2 L T2 L BL4
PA2 CYL CYL
BR BR X X

DE1 (3) VALVE GP

A1 B1 A2 DE2 B2 Dr Dr LOAD CONTROL
BL3 AL3 263-1964
BR3
AG BG BG AG

(2) VALVE GP
CV Pi T CV Pi T
LOAD CONTROL (5) VALVE GP
(STICK) MANUAL BOOM
CYL 263-1965 LOWER
270-5690

A B B A
DR (34) SWIVEL GP (45) VALVE GP
(39) VALVE GP 225-4547
E LEFT TRAVEL/BRAKE RIGHT TRAVEL/BRAKE E
165-9338 165-9338
A B
CV Pi T

AR3
AR2 BR2 BR1 AR1 AL1 BL1

(38) VALVE GP
LEFT SWING MOTOR
116-3420

(43) VALVE GP
PILOT CONTROL
TP
TRAVEL bL1
165-9522 bR2 BR1
TT
BL1 bL3
TRAVEL(L) TRAVEL(R) BR3 AR3 aR3 BR2 AR1
aR4 BL3 AL3 BL4
AR2 AL1
bR1

(R) (L) (B) (F) PSW PTA (B) (F) PAT aL2 BL2 AL2 aL4 AL4 aL5
D
(UP) (OUT) (R) (BACK) (BACK) (CLOSE) (UP) (OUT)
D

BACK FWD FWD BACK

T1 T2 T3 T4
Dr
bR1 aR1 aL1 bL1

HL
AR4
R2
R3

HR

X
C Y C
(40) VALVE GP (44) VALVE GP
LH PILOT CONTROL RH PILOT CONTROL R1
STICK/SWING (BUCKET/BOOM) BOOM(2) STICK SWING TRAVEL(L) TRAVEL(R) ATCH BUCKET BOOM STICK(2)
JLP 232-4157 JRP 232-4158 dR4 APi2 dR5 (IN) PiL dSW (L) (FWD) dST1 PiH Pp2 (FWD) bL2 (OPEN) (DOWN) dL5 (IN)
JLT JRT (41) VALVE GP
Pp1 MAIN CONTROL
STICK SWING BUCKET BOOM PR aL1 259-7780
bR3 aL3 bL4
aR2 aR1

PL

OUT IN R L OPEN CLOSE DOWN UP

JL1 JL3 JL2 JL4 JR4 JR2 JR3 JR1
(32) PUMP GP
Pi1 COOLING FAN
A 259-0814

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 T P
PL
P2 Pi1 P-IN PSA2 DR1 PSA1 (42) VALVE GP B1 A1 B2 A2 X
B PILOT MANIFOLD B
B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B
215-5037
T-OUT2 DR2
(TRAVEL)

(SWING)

aR4 bL3 bL4 aL3 aR3 bR2 bR3 aR2 D0 PS1 a1

A1
NO.1

NO.2

(LOCK)

T BB
NO.3

P1 P2 a4

(46) VALVE GP (36) VALVE GP 8

SLOW RETURN BOOM/SWING PSV
(37) VALVE GP PRIORITY 1 VALVE GP
CHECK P1 POWER SHIFT LINE PATTERNS
185-0384 COOLER BYPASS 232-4102 CONTROL CC Pressure Line
CHECK (19) ACCUMULATOR GP
123-2505 7 a3 Pilot / Load Sensing Pressure
PILOT MANIFOLD 6 5 S L1 L
DR3 DR4 Pi2 DR5 T-OUT1 DR6 164-6981 DD Drain / Return Lines
158-8987 a5
Component Group
PR
A2
DR1 DR L3 L2 A4 B1 Dr1 a2
Attachment
Di PS2 PB
Air Line
(24) FILTER GP OUT IN CALLOUTS
RETURN
A 173-3434 YY Taps (Pressure, Sampling, Sensor - by letter) A
FILTER GP
CASE DRAIN
A B
(33) PUMP GP
(35) TANK GP (25) FILTER GP T DRIVE/IDLER
HYDRAULIC OIL PILOT PG PC THIS SCHEMATIC IS FOR THE 345C EXCAVATOR
AND PILOT
227-0431 158-8987 ATTACHMENT: STICK LOWERING CONTROL VALVE
(27) MOTOR GP HYDRAULIC
(26) FILTER GP AA SOS
Pi2 MEDIA NUMBER: RENR7128-04
COOLING FAN 259-0818
RETURN OIL PART NUMBER: 230-2713, CHANGE: 01, VERSION: HE
242-6904
126-2075 Components are shown installed on a fully operable machine.

Refer to the appropriate Service Manual for Troubleshooting, Specifications.

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
MACHINE COMPONENT LOCATIONS

46 28 39 31 38 4 40 43 21 23 VIEW ALL CALLOUTS

37

27

32

19

36

42

41

2 45 30 26 24 35 29 34 5 3 21 22

37 46 2 29 31 38 5 40 3 4 21 23

27

32

24

26

28
30 39 45 19 35 36 42 41 34 43 22
MAIN CONTROL VALVE

PTA PSW

AL4 PiH AR3

BL3 BL2 BL1 BR1 BR2
AR4
X

BR3
BL4 AL3 AL2 AL1 AR1 AR2

STICK (2) BUCKET TRAVEL (R) STR TRAVEL SWING BOOM (2)
BOOM(1) ATCH TRAVEL (L) STICK(1)
PILOT OIL MANIFOLD

LOCK SWING TRAVEL

DR1
T-OUT2 PSA2
DR2 Pi 1
P2

PSA1 P-IN
PUMP AND FILTER GROUP
VIEW ALL CALLOUTS

AA
44

CC
SOS

33
25

DD BB