Rear bearings, green vs timken

WANTED: Pictures of failed Green bearings!

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I failed to take pics last night. Jason noticed the noise first and figured it was a wheel bearing because the noise was coming from the right rear. When we pulled the wheels, calipers (Wildwood rear disc) and the rotors, the bad bearing was a gooey mess. The drivers side was dry. We pulled the axle and the bearing was loose. I didn't see any missing balls but I didn't examine the races of the bad bearing either. It was a original style Green held together with a spiral lock which gives the retainer something to push against. I didn't think it was a good design. The new style has the flange attached to the outer race as one unit. It looks twice as strong as the early design. tmm