Strange sound from rear wheel, bearing going bad?

[sasha055]

I recently replaces brake/rotors and rear tires a 1 yo..

It does sound like a wheel stud is touching the parking brake.. but there are no signs of that inside..

I guess I'll just replace the bearing and see if it fixes the problem..

Thanks
Sasha

[gregwils]

Any mechanic worth their salt should be able to diagnose a bad wheel bearing if it is making as much noise as you describe. The car needs to go on a lift where it can be properly evaluated. Don't just automatically replace it.