bad wheel bearing?

[DGraber460 at aol.com]

Last year my URQ started making a nasty grinding noise about 3 miles from 
home. I drove slowly home and found a bad driver side front wheel bearing. 
The grinding was the first indication anything was amiss. It was bad enough I 
had to replace the hub. I'm very conscious of mechanical noises and 
vibrations, so I was really surprised by the severity of the failure.

Dennis