1955 660 Ford

CarlWells · Aug 28, 2021

I went out to start my 1955 Ford 660 tractor and I have no clutch cant put it in gear cause the clutch doesn't work. What should I do first?

showcrop · Aug 28, 2021

Please explain what "have no clutch" means to you. Things like what you saw, felt, heard, smelled, or tasted when you pushed the pedal in.

CarlWells · Aug 28, 2021

Clutch goes down feels normal but you cant put it in gear it grinds cant put it in gear. Is it stuck?

CarlWells · Aug 28, 2021

I really dont know what else to say I started it up which it has to be in neutral to start and i pushed the clutch in which felt normal and cant put it in gear I guess the clutch is not engaging. No sounds nothing out of normal. Something must be stuck with the clutch.

Sean in PA · Aug 28, 2021

Try using something to hold the clutch pedal down for a few days, like a c-clamp or a cinder block. See if that gets it unstuck.

old · Aug 28, 2021

Clutch isn't disengaging not the other way around common problem with a tractor and the clutch getting old.

showcrop · Aug 29, 2021

"Feels normal" as opposed to little resistance, means that most likely, as Sean posted, that the clutch plate has rusted onto the flywheel due to humidity in the air. There are a number of ways to get it freed up in various degrees of potential damage. You should start out with blocking the pedal down as Sean posted. Give it a few days and post back.

CarlWells · Aug 29, 2021

I will try blocking the clutch down for a few days and post back thank ya'll for the help.

warbaby · Aug 29, 2021

Clamp down the clutch pedal, then jack up a rear wheel, put it in a gear, and try jerking the rear wheel back and forth to shock the driveline- maybe enough to get it to release.

You could also tow it on some solid surface- a road or a driveway- with the sparkplugs removed and while being slowly pulled with it in gear and clutch pedal fully depressed, jam on the brakes a few times to try and break the rust bond.

Oh, wait, its a Ford.

Fix your axle seals and brakes first, then try towing it!

RocketEng58 · Aug 29, 2021

Your clutch plate(s) are either bonded (stuck) to your flywheel, pressure plate or both. I had the same thing happen to me and was fortunate to find an old tractor mechanic that was able to unstick the clutch plates from one or both. He then ran the tractor for approx. 8 hours bush hogging and told me the clutch was fine, and, has been to this day. This is a known problem with the older Ford tractors, and, in fact the have instructions in the operating manual as referenced in one of the pics - #2. Below are two pics, one of the operating manual and one of the bracket that I designed and use to block the clutch pedal down.

There have been numerous posts about this problem and attempts to unstick the clutch plates. Good luck and let us know how this turns out

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Larry NCKS · Aug 29, 2021

Gee! I don't have that problem with my Select-O-Speeds. Sorry - couldn't resist.

JMOR · Aug 29, 2021

I have had that problem with a seldom used 1962 Chevy PU and I get it into an open field, start it in gear, hold clutch down while using other foot on accelerator pedal like I'm trying to stomp a mouse. Has worked both times, once took more than a couple of minutes.

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