Thanks a ton! I re-read through the thread and realized that there is a larger ball and, somehow, that one stayed in there. However, the smaller goes on the bottom so I had to take the big one out and put the small one in. I'm at least getting movement now. I'll update once I get everything...
The single ball bearing in the closing valve hole fell out of my jack. Can it literally just be "dropped" back into the hole or do I need to take things apart and "place" it in in a certain way?