Ford Jubilee

I have many ?'s on my Ford Jubilee tractor for my boyfriend who normally maintains it has been seriously injured. My clutch has become very sluggish to disengage. Could this be that the fluid is low? And if so how do I know how much should be in it? My dad has helped me drain it but we're not sure on what amount should be put back in. Also should I buy the transmission fluid that is especially for Ford tractors? What year is this tractor? Did Ford only make the Jubilee model in 1953? What manual do I need to order? This tractor has a loader and I believe it's original.I greatly appreciate any and all help! Thanks, Jan

Jan you might talk to your local Ford or New Holland dealer for that information. I don't know much about Ford tractors. If you talk to a competent oil distributor they can fix you upp on the oil and probably cheaper than the dealer.

jan we need a better discription of what is happening, the 1953 jubilee [ the only year they were made] uses a mechanical clutch not hydraulic, are you saying the clutch will not take the transmission out of gear when you step on it, or is the pedel not returning to the top when you start moving and take your foot off of it? the transmission used regular gear lub,there is a square head plug on the side of the transmission, about 1/2 inch pipe thread remove it [ do not remove the other hex headed larger nut] fill untill lub runs out this hole, the dipstick on the right rear of the housing is for the rear end, it used gear lube too, i use tractor hydraulic fluid in the hydraulic system on my jubilee, you can get both the owners manuel and the service manuel right here i highly recomend you get both, well worth it, just click on "tractor parts" in the upper left corner on this page, i got my owners manuel sittin here if you have any quick questions

You HAVE to have an owner's manual, as there's multiple place to maintian the oil level in.!

This very site sells them for $29,95.

The clutch should NOT have fluid in it, or be affected by low fluid (transmission, or WHATEVER).

The Jubilee came out in "model year" 1953, the 50TH year of the Ford Motor Company. It continued on virtually unchanged as the NAA through the end of production in 1954.

http://home.att.net/~jmsmith45/idhistory.htm

For more information, you'd probably have better luck posting on the "Ford Board".

http://www.ytmag.com/ford/wwwboard1.html
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Yes, the Jubilee was in 53, the same as the NAA made in 54. Before that were the N series tractors; 9N, 2n, and the 8N. You definitely need to get some manuals, try googling N tractor club, then click on forums, then manuals; you should find what you need.
That link has tons of different manuals for different ford tractors, just look for yours. You should get a good original manual when you can, this site has them, as does Ebay. Also, look at the ford forum on this site. Those guys are great and have tons of info and will answer pretty much any question you might have.
They also sell videos for tuning up and repairing your ford here; I've used them and they're pretty good for beginners.
KD

Thanks for replying. Yes I am saying that the clutch will not take the tractor the transmission out of gear when I step on it. It has about a 3 second delay to it now, this just started doing this the last few times I ran it to put out a round bale.
Thanks,
Jan

FYI
The 1953 was an NAA also.
A lot of people incorrectly call the 600/800 and 601/801 series a Jubilee.
Model and serial mumber are on the clutch housing near the starter.

The dealers recomends N/H-134 the same as the new N/H tractors use in trans.

The dealers recomends N/H-134 the same as the new N/H tractors use in trans.

A friend of mine has a Ford 9N that the clutch wouldn't always release right away. He did not use it regularly and his problem was old sticky oil that had accumulated on the clutch. We drilled a hole in the housing in the area of the clutch and squirted a cleaner in there with the clutch pedal depressed. Next we put the front bumper against a tree, put it in high gear, and slipped the clutch some to burn some of the oil off. You have to be careful how long you do this so that the clutch doesn't get too hot. We did this at a few different intervals. That solved the problem for now, but it is only a temporary fix.

2 things come to mind for this, first check the free play on the clutch pedal,to make sure it is giving the clutch a full stroke,free play[ the amount the pedal travels before encountering resistance] should be 3/4 inch as measured by standing a ruler on the running board behind the pedal, if this is correct, [if not let me know and ill tell you how to set it] you may have oil or grease gumming up the clutch disc,there should be a weep hole in the bottom of the bellhousing and a cotter pin may or may not be present, if it is pluged clear it out, if you have transmission lube running out, the front seal on the transmission is out and the tractor must be split to replace it, you might try the other posters idea and spray brake cleaner in there and see if you can free it up that may work for awhile but the fix is to split the tractor and replace the clutch , just a thought but you arnt hearing any unusual noises when you depress the pedal are you, the clutch may simply be worn beyond limits too, if you need to split the tractor, givin your situation, and the fact that this tractor has a loader on it, it would be better to let a shop do the work, it can be done at home, but you need a service manuel, a good set of basic tools, several floor jacks,and a smooth cement floor to work on , since your tractor has a loader another tractor with a loader would also be helpfull in removing the loader, and you also need to be fairly mechanicly inclined, post back with what you find and well go from there