warranty went out couplemonths ago sadly... =( i swear they plan it to expire right when they know little things like that go bad...

 

If you could please take several more pics from different angles, I would be more than happy to enlarge them, print them, and take a MUCH closer look at them for you.... Of your feet, that is [sm=loveeyes.gif]
and its really difficult to help someone with technical stuff unless we have a head to toe pic of you as well. You never know... This could mean a courtesy house call by plenty of willing members with tools in hand, just ready to fix you up.

 

This is exactly where mine broke. Here's what happened when I brought it into the dealer:

1. They didn't seem at all surprised by this failure.
2. They had a replacement in stock.
3. They didn't squawk at all about replacing it under warranty

Even though your warranty recently expired, I would bring it back to the dealer and argue it was a pre-existing condition. What I did was show them how much drag there was on the hinge that broke, and argued that the hinge was faulty. If yours is the same then tell them that this is how it was for a few months before it finally broke.

 

Exact same thing happened to mine. Oh, couldn't find it a local junk yards, and the only online yard that had it would sell it for $300