Stripped screw of penn 130 side plate

[Rusty12]

I was just servicing my 130 and noticed that all of the screws are torx but one is a flathead.....once i took the flathead out i noticed the hole was stripped.s...any suggestions?

[alantani]

copper is quick and easy.  i have used some of the flat copper dog springs from penn.  a sheet of copper from your local hobby store is better.  cut a small strip that is 2/3rds the width of the screw hole, and just as long. then run the screw in and it should hold just fine. good luck!  alan

[wallacewt]

another method you could try is use a bit of mono

[alantani]

i've found copper to be the best.  aluminum from a beer can is too soft. steel is too hard to work with.  add some grease.   

[Rusty12]

I found small strips of aluminum at lowes.....i used the amount Alan recommended and it worked great....thanks guys

[Jimmer]

I like to use shortmpieces of braid copper small gauge electrical wire, same as Alan's theory, just strip some braid wire, run the screw in 1/2 way, trim off the excess, and run'er in - Jimmer

[day0ne]

Just an FYI. If you have a stripped hole on a Shimano graphite framed reel such as a TLD, Shimano has an oversized screw just for that purpose. For some reason, it's sometimes hard to get them from them at times