issues with my hatch

The plastic bushing fell apart on my 93 5.0 and I got the doorman replacement. I was careful to mark the exact location of the striker assembly before removing. When I put the new bushing on the the door closed, but would not open without force from the inside. I measured the existing passnger side bushing and found it to be about .672-.678. The new bushing was .688-.692. I jigged the new bushing up in my drill with a bolt, a nut and some washers and was able to sand the new bushing down to the size of the old one. Reassembled and it worked on the first try!
 
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