Question about kickdown linkage

In a 67 Barracuda (/6, 904, console). You know where the transmission cooler lines run through a bracket bolted to the bellhousing? On my car, the kickdown linkage rod just flops against the sharp edge of this bracket, and bangs against it over every bump. This doesn't seem right to me. What is it supposed to be doing here? Could it be assembled upside-down (it has a bend in it)?