Both ideas above are good suggestions. In case you need to use the same size screw in the stripped hole but can't find a spare part, you can insert a helicoil. Basically, you will drill and tap a slightly larger hole and insert the helicoil (looks like a small slinky, or spiral). Helicoils come in a variety of sizes, with your required thread size on the inside, and a larger thread size on the outside. McMaster.com has a lot of selection of helicoils. Just one more option ....
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Both ideas above are good suggestions. In case you need to use the same size screw in the stripped hole but can't find a spare part, you can insert a helicoil. Basically, you will drill and tap a slightly larger hole and insert the helicoil (looks like a small slinky, or spiral). Helicoils come in a variety of sizes, with your required thread size on the inside, and a larger thread size on the outside. McMaster.com has a lot of selection of helicoils. (their website has listings that include the drill size for the enlarged hole, and they also have the tool to install the helicoils easily) Just one more option ....
Both ideas above are good suggestions. In case you need to use the same size screw in the stripped hole but can't find a spare part, you can insert a helicoil. Basically, you will drill and tap a slightly larger hole and insert the helicoil (looks like a small slinky, or spiral). Helicoils come in a variety of sizes, with your required thread size on the inside, and a larger thread size on the outside. McMaster.com has a lot of selection of helicoils. Just one more option ....