[BlackbirdOfPrey]

I finally got the pedal assembly out of the car (major PITA) and that creates a few questions. I know the fix is to weld the lever to the shaft at the end of the shaft to remove any chance of freeplay (and on mine there is a lot of freeplay wiggle on the lever), the problem is that the shaft goes through a bracket before it bolts to the lever. I CANNOT remove the bracket because there is a rivet where the bracket meets the firewall that holds it in place. What do I do? How do I get around this? I am talking about the bracket right above the gas pedal that also has the adjustment rod in it along with the return spring. I'm sorry I don't have pictures to better show what I mean.