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Machinefags, what is the best method for making sure female threads are clean and free of anti-sieze compound or loctite? I don't think any of the threads I'm dealing with have been damaged at all so I don't know if sending a tap through them is necessary, but is that a solid solution? I also thought about brushing them with a bore brush using a light solvent and then blowing/vacuuming them out.

Machinefags, what is the best method for making sure female threads are clean and free of anti-sieze compound or loctite? I don't think any of the threads I'm dealing with have been damaged at all so I don't know if sending a tap through them is necessary, but is that a solid solution? I also thought about brushing them with a bore brush using a light solvent and then blowing/vacuuming them out.

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They have wire brushes that are shaped like bottle brushes, in various diameters, that you can stick in a drill chuck and use to clean out some threads. They're usually referred to as "Spiral Wire Tube Cleaning Brushes." But make sure you use a wire material that isn't harder than the thread material. If the threads are brass or aluminum then use a brass wire brush. https://pic8.co/sh/pPgtbT.jpg