Hello,
>I wanted to see if anyone can tell me what my broken part (from road debris) >is?
>
>On the underside near the driver-side sliding door where the brakelines come
>together, this is a tubular spring-loaded part that looks like a small shock
>absorber. It connects on one end over the brakelines to a (switch?) lever and
>the other end anchors to the suspension leaf assembly.
>
>The service department at the local dealership does not have time to look at
>it, so I thought I would find out what it is and how important its function may
>or may not be.
>
>Regards,
>
>Terry
It may be a sensor for the brake equalizer. The equalizer changes the braking force applied to front versus rear brakes as the vehicle weight load changes. It reduces the chance of front or rear wheel lockup.
I'd get it replaced ASAP.
Doug