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I damaged it myself when I was changing the brake pads - I wasn't as careful as I should have been when I was returning the rear piston to the retracted position. The tear in the seal was really really small, but I knew it would just fester into a bigger problem over time. There may be a way...

Just in case anyone's curious, I bought the "0118 Black Label GM/Late Mustang 3-Tab Power Bleeder Kit" off of Amazon. The 3-tab design fit the 2014 CX-5 Master cylinder, and came with a couple of rubber gaskets of different thicknesses. Using the thicker gasket gave me a good seal to use the...

Definitely appreciate the advice! It gave me the confidence to tackle the job. Took me a while to get the time, but I just finished the job. I left the Master Cylinder capped liked you suggested. I only lost about a thimblefull of fluid while I replaced the Piston dust seal. I did stuff a...

Ok thanks. Oughtta be straightforward then, even if it takes me a while to replace the dust seal. I'll hook everything up afterwards and do a bleed in the order of RR, LR, RF, LF and be good to go. Appreciate the help! I'll report back if I learn anything else.

My question is: what keeps all the brake fluid in the system from leaking out if you disconnect the brake line? Either you've gotta crimp the line or plug the end with something, right? I'm trying to repair a damaged piston dust seal that I discovered when replacing the pads and rotors on my...