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I haven't had this happen before, but here's something to try:
Swap the internal parts of the pad between left and right sides of the bike. (Loosen and then remove end screws on the outside edge of the foot rest). The pad should slide off from their internal posts that allow a swivel adjustment. Then remove the postsfrom the frame mounts by taking the pins and C-clips out.
In other words, you have the left and right pads on the correct sides, maybe the lengths of those internal swivel posts are different lengths. Doesn't look like very much length is needed. You might be able to run a washer down that post to give you that tiny bit of needed seperation from the frame mount.
No matter what, let us know what the final fix was.
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