No, I've never had a chain whip break. I've even had to put a breaker pipe on the upper chain whip before, to unscrew really stuck cogs. the only tricky part in that scenario is making sure that the chain whip stays level with the cog while applying pressure, so as not to break any teeth or bend the cog.
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