Method for assembling a pedal assembly

Method for assembling a pedal assembly for a motor vehicle, the method including the steps of:

• pivotally mounting a pedal lever by inserting a cylindrical end portion of the pedal lever through an opening in a first housing part, the cylindrical end portion being at least partially received in a complementary shaped first cylindrical bearing space portion provided in the first housing part, which first housing part comprises a stop surface against which the pedal lever abuts in a rest position,
• providing a spring mechanism exerting a bias force on the pedal lever to urge the pedal lever to the rest position,
• applying a second housing part to close the opening of the first housing part, and
• connecting the first and second housing parts,
• wherein the spring mechanism includes:
• a torsional coil spring attached with a first end portion thereof to the cylindrical end portion, and
• a second end portion of the torsional coil spring attached to the second housing part and the second housing part applied to the opening of the first housing part, the second housing part rotated with respect to the first housing part to establish a spring tension in the torsional coil spring which generates the bias force urging the pedal lever to the rest position against the stop surface, wherein the first and second housing parts are connected to maintain a tensioned state of the torsional coil spring.