ripped brake piston boot, front wheel

[99integie]

i was doin brakes when i seen a huge peice of piston boot ripped off, how long till brakes fail? when brakes fail in traffic am i not gona be able to brake?

 

[99integie]

would the caliper just seize/lock up or would the brake fluid come out and brakes fail?

 

[jdmjim]

well, its really a dust boot to keep dirt and water out of it. it will eventually cause a problem. being a brake item i would change it asap.

 

[mirrorimg]

You should be able to [A] Buy a rebuild kit with the boot included or go to the dealership and see if they have individual replacement boots or [C] Go to AcuraOemParts.com (Delray Acura, Florida based dealership) and see if they have it in their listing

 

[Kuchtaboy]

junk yard + new caliper = cheapest route. :thumbs up

 

[SpooledupRacing]

just replace the caliper buy a newly remaned caliper and you will be golden!

 

[gotgohan]

yeah get new caliper..

odds are if you don't replace that boot an that one caliper leaks in dust, it may just be isolated and just fail there and you will be able to stop but you will have significant trouble trying to stop. OR it will leak into your master cylinder(dust) and will clog up eventually meaning worst outcome

 

[SpooledupRacing]

OR when it does lock up you will be driving it and ruining the brand new brakes u just put on that wheel.