[TR] small dust boot/cover ? tear?

[dorpaul]

List,
Would it be real bad if I were to install a dust cover for my TR3's caliper
brake piston which had a 1/2" tear in the rubber where it attaches to the top
grove in the caliper pot? (lifting up and under the skirt of the flat dust
cover allows me to see almost 1/2" of the piston's silver side)

 Since it is only the dust cover that has this little 1/2" tear, it proably is
ok...right?