Originally Posted by jfmckenna
Happened to me too. I still have not been able to get it out but for now the cleat still works. I think drilling it out will be the best method. Easy outs will not work because if you have to torque it so hard that it strips then you still won't be able to tourque it out with an easy out. It's most likely welded shut and needs to be drilled out. Use some penatrating oil too.
easy outs will work because eventually the head will just shear off, and once the cleat is off the shoe you can use vice grips or whatever to remove the stub of the screw.