Eric,
 
Identical break, nearly identical circumstances, 3 times.  I wonder if the cold has something to do with it?!  = All three times were during getting stuck in snow/ice - warm jack from under seat, = cold outside.  Two of the three times occured while I was *lowering* the = van back down, the other was while lifting.
 
Rich Burdick (rburdick@bwn.net)
Burdick Development
PO Box 937
Lake City, CO 81235
(970) = 944-3001
Earlier this spring ....  the = threaded rod in the centre of the jack casing snaped.  ...