carter afb accel pump issues

i just finished rebuilding my afb. now the part number on the carb is a 9636sa. so what i've read is the SA means its a clone right?

the rebuild kit came with a plastic accel pump. and the pump that was in it matches fine. but i'm told (on another forum by a not some friendly fellow) that i need a carter accel pump instead of the edelbrock that my kit supposedly came with. seems to be contradicting being my clone would be an edelbrock instead of a carter right? or am i confused?

either way my problem is the pump rod is binding on the hole in the carb to the outside. so when i hit the gas the linkage starts to bind and causes a stiff pedal feel until the pump passes the bind.

pump its self works. the bind isn't in the plunger to cylinder wall, but the main body rod to the outside hole it pokes through, does that make sense?
Author: spdcrazy