Well, I tried all those things and no luck. Removed the master cylinder and tried to bench bleed. No love there, either.

Purchased a new master cylinder and all is well. The old one was obviously fried. And that's actualy good because it explains why the rear brakes locked in the first place, setting off this wonderful chain of events that has drained my bank account for at least 3 bills.

Thank you everyone for your help! The folks on this forum are the BEST!

PS-The brakes don't squeal anymore. They had since I bought the car..I kinda miss it. Honest, I do.

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Rich

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98 E320 Wagon