Need Meercham "air leak" help

[DaBear]

Originally Posted by REV

so what i think ill do is get a beeswax candle and see what happens with the wax from that, and just melt it onto the threads and once its put back in, onto the gap.

I wouldn't put it on the threads, don't want to risk never being able to remove the stem. If its just on the gap, worst case scenario you pull out a knife and break the seal and can remove the stem, if its on the threads, you may not be able to get it out at all.