Figure out the threads and just buy a single tap on Amazon or a local hardware store. I had to do that to a metal bracket that held some plastic on a Stern. Gently ran the tap thru and cleaned up the threads...done in like a minute.

For example:
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What mbwalker said. And if that doesn't work, drill and tap to the next size larger.

I should add mine was a 4-40 if I'm not mistaken (i.e. small). Grab a known nut size to figure out the bolt thread, likely a number 6 or 8. I just got a pinvise to hold the tap and turn it by hand. Just let the tap guide itself along the existing threads. Definitely was no-brainer easy in the end. I mentioned it was a minute job - really wasn't even that.

Don't forget to tell us how it worked!

Yay! Easy peasy, right? What was the tap size?

Tell us what you did.

Sucks when people ask for advice. They get advice. They resolve their problem, but don't tell us what the solution was.

People search for issues and find these posts, read through hoping to find what the solution was, but the OP never brings closure.

LOL, at least it was probably an easy fix (run the tap thru). But yeah, like not reading the last page of a book.

Yeah. Or maybe he was too embarrassed to admit he was using the wrong screw? I guess we'll never know.

I can't tell you how many times I've come to Pinside to search for a solution to a problem I am looking to solve. I read all kinds of suggestions and recommendations in a thread, but the "last page of the book" is blank....or "problem solved, thank you all for the help." Geesh.

LOL, thanks for the update! Case closed.

If the bolt is a little loose after awhile, try some BLUE Loctite. Don't use the RED. Blue isn't as strong as red, and allows for removal if needed.