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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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Thread chaser, gentle tap run through, wire brush, heat to melt loctite and wipe, brake cleaner… all options. Running the correct bolt in and out a few times with solvent or wd40 works too mostly.