stuck rear brake, part 3

[mterrens]

Sorry to bring this to you in installments.
This should be it for tonight...
I got the drum off, after much tapping with the mallet.  I discovered that the right-hand boot on the cylinder was entirely shredded.  The left hand side was intact.  Stepping on the brake caused the piston to pop out through the shredded boot, and stay out.
Working the handbrake cable behind the wheel eased the piston back in place.  A half a can of brake cleaner later, the built up goo was removed from the pads, drum and everywhere else.
So where do I stand?  Certainly I can't leave it with a shredded boot (of course it may have been that way for a long time already).  If I reassemble now will I continue to have the sticking problem?  Other than cleaning up I didn't actually fix anything.  I could attempt to create a boot by wrapping a sheet of rubber and wire-tieing the ends in the proper spots - temporary at best.  If I do that should I add a bit of oil or grease inside the "boot" first?
Steve

[honda600js]

Hi. I believe you will have to rebuild the wheel cylinder with new seals and you will have to inspect the cups and cylinder for scoring and scratching. If there is scoring and scratching you will have to hone the cylinder for a proper seal. I was tod at one time that wheel cylinders wrer not available anymore but there is a company that will rebuild and coat them with stainless steel. I don't have the information for the campany name or location but if you are intrested I can get the information tomorow. I hope I helped.
James.