Pedal assembly

A method of assembling a pedal assembly, the pedal assembly comprising a pedal arm comprising an elongated lever structure with a first end and a second end and configured for movement between a first arm position and a second arm position;

• a pedal plate provided on the second end of the elongated lever structure of the pedal arm for depression by a foot of a driver of the vehicle;
• a vehicle mounting bracket comprising spaced-apart walls with openings formed therein;
• a pivot pin receiving member configured for pivoting relative to the vehicle mounting bracket about a pivot axis;
• and a pivot pin configured to pivotally connect the pedal arm and the vehicle mounting bracket, the method comprising:
• connecting the first end of the pedal arm to the pivot pin receiving member to provide pivotal movement to the pivot pin receiving member during movement of the pedal arm between the first arm position and the second arm position;
• disposing the pivot pin receiving member between the walls of the vehicle mounting bracket such that an opening of the pivot pin receiving member is aligned with the openings in the walls;
• and
• inserting the pivot pin into the pivot pin receiving member along an axial direction of the pivot pin and through the aligned openings in the walls and the opening of the pivot pin receiving member such that an interlock connection portion of one of the pivot pin and the pivot pin receiving member deforms an interlock connection portion of the other of the pivot pin and the pivot pin receiving member to form an interlock connection between the pivot pin receiving member and the pivot pin.