My view on Green vs Tapered bearings

I have never like "c clip" axles for several reasons
No side thrust, the whole damn ball 'o wax depends on a couple of weak kneed clips
If the bearing wears/ axle wears, you just ate an axle

HOW ABOUT AN ANNOYING story from the old days

The guy who later was first owner, and sold me my 70 440-6RR, owned a 65 Chevelle when we first met in 68 at Treasure Island Navy ham club. He was an E-5 going to "B school. He had parted out a wrecked 67 Camaro, and swapped in the 350, Muncie, and Ralley wheels It was a hot little number "then" The cam went flat and OF COURSE we put in the 350hp 327 cam "then."

One day we left the island, and he is hammering the thing off the ramp, and "BLAM WHAM KATHUMP BANG" It's BROKE. This is on the bay bridge headed for SF. We coasted into a "turn out" JUST AS THE REAR locked and we skidded the last few feet into the turn-out

So He goes down the bridge to find a call box, and one of the guys and I get it "up." Set one tire on the spare and pull the rear cover. Pulled out some junk to see if it would turn. At least one CLIP FELL OUT. I had no idea--had never seen a "clip" rear axle, and my buddy (from Detroit!!!) said "he couldn't remember"

So the tow truck came --bear in mind this is a busy high speed bridge---and decided to push us to the ramp off the bridge, big rubber front bumper. -----------And off we go, everything is great UNTIL HEADED DOWN THE RAMP We start to hear the RUBBING SOUND, and THERE ARE NO BRAKES!!!! (Single master, 'member??)

BOTH axles had come out and are RUBBING THE FENDERS and the BRAKE DRUMS are clear OFF THE SHOES!!!

But George is a fairly quick guy, and had a Line Lock in the car. He pushed the button, and gave the pedal a couple of quick stabs to build up pressure in the fronts. ----And we rolled down the hill to a stop----

Where the tow truck hooked to the rear, and dragged the thing back to the Island hobby shop to fix..................

SIDE NOTE--------------We exchanged the compete rear for a junkyard one, got 'er all together AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE........the shock of breaking the rear HAD SNAPPED THE INPUT SHAFT in the transmission right off behind the clutch splines!!!!