stripped clip/cleat thread hole

was wondering if you ladies (or men) could offer me some suggestions on what to do. i purchased a slightly used pair of cycling shoes from ebay-i know, i know but the price was unbeatable. heres my problem that makes my unbelievable good purchase kinda stinky. i went to finally put my new clips on them and got to the last hole and it's stripped. i can not put the screw in at all. thought maybe it was the screw so i took one out and put that screw in another hole. works fine. what do i do? how can i fix this if at all? my shoes are sidi's. i sent the seller a question about this, but the auction ended almost 2 months ago, and the nearest bike shop is like 1 hour away so that's where my time frame came into play. i haven't heard back from the seller yet. the shoes are in great shape..any suggestions or thoughts would be greatly appreciated..shelly

If the shoe was sitting in my garage, I could re-tap the screw hole for you. If nobody comes up with a better answer, pm' me and I will do it for you.

I think I prematurly asked this question without putting much thought into how to remedy this. IF DH was home, he could tap it out which I thought of..but the shoe would sit in the shop with all the other projects and would dry rot before I ever got to wear them. I want to thank you chicken little for the offer..I was out in the shop looking thru drawers, bins, all things known to man. I had no idea what to look for or where to begin. But what did I run across, a shim so close and thicker. I thought hhmmmm... and i came in and tried it and so far, I think it might work. I have to get the correct position before really tightening down the screws but I think my issue was resolved. So thank you again to Chicken Little and whoever might have pondered this question...shelly

Sorry it's kind of late for me to see this but...

What brand are they? Is it for the 2-bolt cleats or 3-bolt?

If you contact customer service / warranty for most brands, they will send you a replacement plate. If it's 2-bolt, I think they're all the same, so maybe you can just find the plate at your LBS. I think those commonly come loose, so it might be an easy find. If it's 3-bolt, those, too, are probably the same, but if your shop is like mine, they won't have a clue what to do. So, just ask the manufacturer to send you a replacement part.

The problem I had with one of my shoes is that the plate had come loose such that the screw receiver part would just spin wildly inside, giving no resistance for the screw. It would start to be threaded, but once it got close to tight, the thing would just spin, and the bolt wouldn't get any tighter. I could put pressure on the plate from the inside to get it almost tight, but it wouldn't last long. So, since mine was loose, it was really easy to get it out. If yours isn't, it might take some prying for the 3-bolt style. The 2-bolt should be readily accessible. You can find all of them under a flap that is cut into the shoe under the removable insole.

I have Specialized 3-bolt only road shoes, and they sent me the parts plus some extras. Also, if you need the 2-bolt kind, let me know, because Specialized accidentally sent those to me first (because they messed up), so I have a worthless set of cleat plates around here somewhere.....

Try the bigger shim, that was my suggestion and maybe some teflon tape to get a better grip. You know the white tape plumbers use on a new shower head. I actually used on my new pedals, works great. Good luck, I love my sidi's. I hope you can work it out.