I just had this same discussion with some local riggers... The trouble is that the "bushing" will end up with a bare 1/16" wall thickness; too flimsy to press in, and difficult to drill out of thicker stock in place. After 7 years, I wouldn't be surprised if the cylinder hole is ever-so-slightly elongated from the action of the 1/8" undersize pin working in it.
In theory, you could drill out the cylinder hole to install a beefier bushing, but then you're pressing steel into aluminum, making things weaker in one area to beef up another, etc., all bad news. This offends my own sense of proper engineering, but I'll stand to be corrected...
I'd suggest replacing the wire fitting with one having a 5/8" hole, or find a toggle with a 5/8" male end and 1/2" female end (weird, hard to find, but they do make them) to join the two. Of course, you'd have to make up for the added length by shortening somewhere else.
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