tornados2111flubI'm in a similar situation... This happened to me a few days ago ;P http://imgur.com/FGKDajHI have the exact same chair as you. How long did it last you? I've been using it for almost 4 years now, everything is still fine with it, got it in ikea
Lasted me about 3 or so years. It broke a few years ago just so that it could lean back a lot more than normal. I just leaned back super far to yawn and it snapped in half!