[TR] a tiny slice of the dust boot

[banc8004 at comcast.net]

Paul,
More than anything on the car, its your brakes, and your front brakes in particular, that have to be as good as they can be.

Road grit will be the enemy of that seal between the piston and the caliper. With grit in the piston/seal area area, as the piston moves in and out, grit will work away at the seal causing it to fail. The piston and its seal are protected from road grit by the dust cover.

You have a small split in your seal now. A split that may well enlarge quickly and allow grit to compromise your seal. You'll then be leaking hydraulic fluid at the pad/rotor area, with at least one piston not working well. You will then take more distance to stop the car.

How long will this take? Who knows. Depends where you drive.

Don't risk it, glued or not, for the sake of a rubber boot. Its akin to ruining the ship for a ha'fpenny of tar.

Brian