Need to fix damaged threaded hole in Lincoln Stove

[Bustertherabbit]

Hi everyone. We have a Lincoln Soapstone wood stove. After checking the catalyst for routine maintenance, I accidentally cross threaded one of the cookplate screws when reassembling it. The screw is toast and the thread inside the hole in the stove itself is damaged. I haven't tried to use another screw in the hole yet to see if it will work well enough. I ordered new ones, they should be here in a few days.

How should I resolve this? Any suggestions?

 

[begreen]

If you can get a tap in there then cleaning out the threads with a matching bottoming-tap may be all it takes.