<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1479" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Peterson asked: "<FONT = face="Times New Roman" size=3>Question: What is the best way to remove all <BR>the crusty = gunk from the threads?"</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV>Terry,</DIV> <DIV>I'd find out what the thread size is and simply run a die down each = of them. It is time consuming, but probably more craftsmanlike and would = make putting the new "grommets" on, much easier. I hope this helps. = <G></DIV> <DIV>Best Regards,</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>