Strange noise from rear wheel. Hub??

[User Name]

A few days ago I discovered that my RR tire was flat, and took it in to Tires Plus. The tire had a nail in it, and was patched. Everything was peachy. The drive home I started to notice a strange noise from the same wheel. Almost like I had picked up another nail. Sounded quite nasty, especially on decel, whether or not the clutch is engaged or not. Sort of like a hum, or the sound of a jet engine powering down. Definitely speed dependent.

 

Took it to the same place and they recommended the Hub Assembly be replaced. Which sounded perfectly acceptable to me. But I ended up driving it home after much debate. Then proceeded to drive it another hundred miles before the night was over.

 

Anyway, is this common? It's my first AWD car and I'm very unconfident in making any diagnosis.

 

PS. If you tell me to use the "Search" function, go jump off a bridge.

 

Thanks!

[Max Capacity]

These cars are known for the rear hubs going bad as well as the fronts. My left front went first.

 

What year is yours ? You can drive a long time before the bearing is really bad, but if you can hear that clearly yours is ready to go.

 

Most of us hear a low hum for a long time, the hum will change as you take corners at highway speeds.

[.blackgt.]

How many miles are on your car?

 

I believe Subaru began to warranty the wheel bearings up to 100k?

Someone please correct me if I am wrong.

[Lucid]

Rear wheel bearings on 2005 and early 2006 Legacy and Outback received extended warranty coverage for 8 years/100k miles. TSB 03-58-08.