I've lost the pictures that I took this past Summer of the disassembly of this old 60's Camco Hi Hat. I can't remember where the fibre hose piece is supposed to go. The hose definitely won't fit in the upper tube and when I place it as shown, it seems to want to catch on the lip of the open spring slot when releasing the pedal. Do I have this aligned properly or is the rod with the threads backwards?

Please help or confirm. Thanks!

-Kurt