^^^^ I always take the binding apart and the brakes out to bend them seperately. If you bend them while in the binding there is good chance, and Ive seen it happen, that youll break your base plate in which case your fucked cause its harder to find the baseplate for the binding than the brakes(which are nearly imposible themselves).
I have a couple good techniques that Ive figured out on how to hold the spring while I pop the rest back in place.