Very stupid problem and question!

You should really watch this YouTube video from mother Mopar master technicians. It gives some insight on how things work.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsfI9cFFPpg"]71 02 Shift Quality and Linkage Adjustment - YouTube[/ame]

I just went through this when I replaced my trans. Once adjusted correctly my kickdown worked fine.