Press fitting for a threaded connection and method for attaching a fitting to a threaded connection

A method for attaching a fitting to a threaded connection of a pipe, comprising:

• connecting a threaded portion of the fitting and the thread of the threaded connection by threading;
• disposing a sealing body on the threaded portion prior to connecting the threaded portion of the fitting and the thread of the threaded connection, wherein the sealing body is positioned at least partially in the area of the thread of the threaded connection, wherein the sealing body has a cylindrical basic form and extends at least along one turn of the thread of the threaded connection to be sealed, and wherein at least a portion of the sealing body is provided with a thread;
• and,
• pressing on a pressing surface on a side of a base body of the fitting radially opposite to the threaded portion.