Ball Joint Press - How many tons?

[jjoel]

Anyone know how many tons of pressure one of those c-clamp style ball joint presses is capable of? I've looked and looked and haven't found any real answer. I know it probably depends somewhat of the quality of the product but I would just like a general idea.

 

[zkling]

Probably in the neighborhood of 2-3 tons max failure. There are alot of variables that go into that though. Using a torque wrench and the screw specs, you could figure out how much clamping force you are exerting.