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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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[–] • 4 pts

Do not use a tap. That cuts more metal. It will make threads oversized. Run a “thread chaser” of appropriate size through. Look up on eBay etc.

[–] • 0 pt

This is an indispensable tool set to have laying around the shop or garage.

Sometimes its called a thread restorer.