Wow! I see what you mean about the flames. Yikes.... My humble opinion as a mechanic with over 40 years of experience is that it would probably run for a while without problems. As previously stated, the purpose of the boot is to keep the dust and dirt away from the moving section of the piston and seal. It would take a while for enough contamination to get into it to cause problems. The problems it might eventually cause would most likely be a stuck piston that could cause the brake to drag.
To explode a couple of incorrect statements: 1) The boot would very likely NOT be an easy part to get by itself. Nor would a repair/rebuild kit. These days, it is preferred to replace rather than repair. I don't agree, and find this practice wasteful, but that is what the world is coming to.
2) NO, she is NOT going to run over somebody because the brakes don't work. Simply put, the worst case scenario would be for the caliper to get stuck and potentially lock up that one brake on that one wheel. No need for all the drama on that one.
3) Have you checked into the price of a replacement? Many replacement calipers are quite reasonable these days. Especially if this one does NOT have the parking brake as part of the caliper. The trend these days is to have a separate small drum brake built into the inside of the brake disk. That simplifies the rear caliper and makes them a LOT LESS expensive.
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