It didn鈥檛 brake the bank. It worked perfectly for my needs, (pulling the crank arms) and I didn鈥檛 find it was cheaply made. If some people are bending this tool it鈥檚 because they are using it incorrectly. Don鈥檛 use a snipe to get more leverage thus bending it. Just use a rubber mallet and tap it and it works fine.