# Please help, took it apart now I can't get it back together

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/please-help-took-it-apart-now-i-cant-get-it-back-together/7299>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [November 15, 2007, 6:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/please-help-took-it-apart-now-i-cant-get-it-back-together/7299 "2007-11-15T06:07:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![lovesmonica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f1d935/32.png) [@lovesmonica](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lovesmonica)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2007, 6:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/please-help-took-it-apart-now-i-cant-get-it-back-together/7299/1 "2007-11-15T06:07:29Z")

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I took apart the kickdown linkage on my 96 dodge caravan 3.0 during the process of a headgasket replacement, now every thing is back together but I can’t remember how to put the last part back together, the kickdown linkage that goes from the throttle body down to the transmission. I have a bracket, a nut that bolts the bracket to something and a spring that hooks onto the bracket, can anyone please help. Thank you

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**Author:** ![rocketman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@rocketman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rocketman)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2007, 1:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/please-help-took-it-apart-now-i-cant-get-it-back-together/7299/2 "2007-11-15T13:47:49Z")

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Should be somebody on this board with a Dodge Minivan that could send you a picture. If it was my car I’d go to a junkyard and take a picture of an identical one with my cellphone or digital camera, then put it on the PC and work from that. Should be easy it you have a picture of a working setup. Good luck! Rocketman

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2007, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/please-help-took-it-apart-now-i-cant-get-it-back-together/7299/3 "2007-11-15T14:09:25Z")

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Yea and that is why is it usually a good idea to start off such projects with that digital camera.

Other sources may include a repair manual from the library or auto parts store. Sometimes the dealer will help you out by showing you a photo from their parts list.

Good luck