Never seen a bent one .if your peddles are the same setup as a pickup it should be straight so it contacts the underside of the peddle arm ,when the peddle is pushed it switches the light on then when the peddle is released it pushes the arm on the switch to shut the light off.Maybe the arm was bent If your peddle bushings are worn or changed from origional .If the new one works then if you are careful maybe you can fix the old one for a spare .
