[TR] a tiny slice of the dust boot

[Mike Denman]

Why not glue the slice with "crazy glue"? The stuff works great on  
rubber... will probably hold forever... and if it doesn't, you are no  
worse off than when you started.
Mike Denman
On Jun 29, 2008, at 10:07 AM, Dave1massey at cs.com wrote:

> In a message dated 6/28/2008 11:47:20 PM Central Daylight Time,
> wbeech at flash.net writes:
>> The dust boot does just what it's name implies, keep dirt out of the
>> caliper
>> piston cylinder.  No, it won't affect the performance of your brakes
>> immediately... unless you include premature failure due to dirt  
>> getting in
>> to the piston.  You may not know it for a year or two, but why take  
>> chances
>> with your front brakes as they do most of the work on a TR3.
>>
> The dustboot also keps out moisture which is more important if you  
> fitted
> chrome pisotns.  Less so if you used stainless steel.  If you NEVER  
> drive the car
> in the rain or store it in high humidity conditions you can probably  
> let it
> go.
>
> Dave
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