[TR] small dust boot/cover ? tear?

[dorpaul]

Thanks for explaining!  You've told me to ask you how you know, but, you've
already convinced me.

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: dave1massey at cs.com
  To: dorpaul at bellsouth.net ; triumphs at autox.team.net
  Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 8:11 AM
  Subject: Re: [TR] small dust boot/cover ? tear?


  As Bud says, don't take shortcuts with the brakes.

  But the dustcover seal breach will allow water into where the piston slides
into and out of the caliper bore.  Water will cause rust that can inhibit the
movement of the pistons and one piston will hang up causing a pad to drag
causing the brakes to heat up and compromise your stopping ability.

  Ask me how I know.


  Dave



  -----Original Message-----
  From: dorpaul <dorpaul at bellsouth.net>


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?