Yes they are originally riveted. 3/16 is the size you want. Rivets are
available with a closed end and you can choose stainless or aluminum. If you
have not cleaned and painted this area you may be in for a surprise that
there may nothing left for the rivets.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Jim Arnott
Sent: Friday, February 07, 2014 10:34 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Accelerator Pedal Attachment?

The pedal came loose at the floor. ETKA shows pop rivets as the attaching
fasteners. Can anyone verify this? (Pop rivets will make fixing it MUCH
easier, but if they're threaded fasteners, I'll have to come up with a
better failed fastener removal strategy than a punch and a BFH.)

Does anyone have hands on experience? (I'm going to be fixing this in a
snowstorm. If I don't have to pull the frozen carpet, that would be
wonderful.)

Thanks in advance.

Jim