Torque settings/probs?

[Daniel Hussey <GY3WSX@VM.SC.EDU>]

     Hey everyone,

         I have been having problems properly torquing small bolts and have ove
rtorqued things a few times.  I have been using a rather large Craftsman torque
wrench.  It seems to work well for bigger things like lug nuts, but it doesn't
seem to work well on the smaller objects.  I broke one of my caliper guide pin
bolts when it failed to tell me when to stop turning it.  Classic overtorquing.
I was just wondering what y'all use for these smaller things?  Are there smalle
r or more precise torque wrenches out there, or am I just not being careful eno
ugh?  Any advice appreciated.  Maybee it's just me.  I dunno.

        Well, I was planning on pulling off my valve cover and timming belt cov
ers and repainting them, but I have been putting this off because of this.  I h
ave a new valve cover gasket but I just don't want to have any problems with pr
operly torquing down the valve cover bolts.  I know it is important for them to
be properly torqued down, and I really can't just guess here, like I have been
doing a lot.  Also, how hard is it to get the valve cover off?  Do I have to ta
ke a lot off the get it out, or can I get around a lot of the stuff there?

        Thanks.  Any advice appreciated.

                                                             Later,
                                                             Dan