My pedal assembly was stubborn... didn't want to come out... but I 'persuaded' it...

I just tucked mine toward the center of the dash and re-installed the pedal assembly... no tapping from mine.

EDIT: You do have to make sure that the 'X' shaped plastic pin/peg goes back into it's metal bracket before bolting the assembly in place. That MAY be the source of your 'tapping'.