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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 06:18 PM
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brake issues

On my way back ffrom a 2 hour drive, my brakes felt like they lost all vacume, there stiff. I know this is a dumb question but theres a part underneath the alternator that has a hose connected to it and has oil coming out of it.

what is that part? I can take a pic if the description sucks
 
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 06:40 PM
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Pic would be nice cause under my alternator is a tension pully
 
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 10:29 PM
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Pic would be nice cause under my alternator is a tension pully

what is just toward the driver side of that pulley? that's the part I don't recognise
 
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 10:44 PM
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You probably mean under the ac compressor on the drivers side, that's the vacuum pump. Without it the brake pedal will feel very stiff, almost impossible to push.
 
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