Convertible Cylinder Bracket Removal

Hi, I'm hoping some of the other members here can chime in on this if they have experience with this. My convertible top motor burned out and while I was replacing it, I noticed the driver's side top cylinder was leaking. I ordered a new one and removed the current one and the bracket that attaches to it would not come off. It is held on with two philips head screws. One side came off with ease. The other completely stuck even after multiple shots of WD-40. Is one of the sides reverse threaded?

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Comment by Chris Codd on July 31, 2014 at 8:16pm: Ok, so I was able to remove the bracket without removing both screws. One of the screws must be permanently fixed in place because it wouldn't budge. After removing the screw from one side (with absolute ease), I wedged the bracket in a c-clamp and a quick twist of the cylinder and it was out.

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