Basement door hinge plate

[Lhefty]

All of the screws from the Montana 5th wheel have striped from one of the piston hinge plates on basement door interior. Best suggestion for reinstalling the screws.

[chuckster57]

Unfortunately most compartment doors are not constructed with a good solid center, and that causes issues when you put any stress on them. The strut is constantly applying pressure so that adds to the problem.
On a few, I have been able to insert wooden skewers into the screw holes and then cut them off flush. Sometimes that works, other times the holes are too far gone, and I end up drilling through and using a machine screw from the outside. The times I have done that, I measured and cut so just enough threads stuck out the inside to double nut and then covered the ends with clear silicone to reduce any snag hazard. I painted the heads to match the door color so, they didn't stick out like sore thumbs.