What a bad wheel bearing sound like?

[jcb986]

Originally Posted by sasha055

I didn't change tires.. I bought the car in feb, previous owner changed rear tires.. I aligned them at les shwab's.

I'm not sure how it was before.. I myself didn't notice the noise until recently... but then again I thought that crazy vibration at 3k rpm, extremely hard shifting and paying 1000$ for "brake job" to dealer is normal...

It's my first used car.. and I'm freaking out from time to time

Thanks for all the good advice!

Sasha

First thing first...is Les Schwab a Porsche shop or tech. The camber and toe need to be at the Porsche specs.
Do you know how many miles where on the tires before the alignment.
My point is the tire may have wear spots and by changing the alignment you may be picking some noise from this change. I would brake the tire down and re-seat it.
Use an Infrared Digital Thermometer to read the heat at the axle after you drive one day. Read the good side and then the bad side. If there is a substantial difference then you have a bearing going out. If they are about the same, then the bearing is good. If you don't have one you can get one from ebay for less than $20.
What brand are the tires....