I have never had much luck with easyouts, a small oxy-acetylene torch is usually my savior. If the threads are shot after then a helicoil or stepped stud is the way to go.
If it's any help I meaured the depth of the holes in my spare block and they are 0.97" deep.
Good luck,
Julian
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