Kickdown linkage

Alright I moved the rod forward and it shifts much better now.
The new problem is that it doesn't return to idle.
I assume the rod is to tight and holding the throttle.
The next thing I think I am going to try is bending the top of the rod down because the way it sits in the erm... Bell crank?... The place where the top of the kickdown linkage bolts to... it sits in it at a weird angle so that might be binding it up.