Hi folks,
The bolt tomy transmission pan on my2001 C240 will not tighten because the thread inthe housing stripped.Bolt is fine.What do i do.Please help!

 

retap the hole or make the hole slightly bigger and use a bigger screw. but the screw must be able to fit threw the pan hole.

 

The pan does not have a hole.It has a grip with the hole through it.So i can't make the hole bigger.I tried a slightly longer bolt that held but i am afraid to tighten to hard even though it did better than the original bolt.I try autozone for longer bolt with a nut to hold both sides.Thanks!