[s-cars] Wheel Bearing?

[Jim Fleischer]

Hey Guys,

As my car is just about to turn 100K, I think I may need a wheel bearing.....I've heard a consistent whirr, whirr, whirr from the front end for awhile, and it seems to disappear under tire noise at speed.  Recently upon slowing down, there has been a slight whoop, whoop, whoop instead of the whirr.....there is a slight increase in the whirr sound upon cornering, but its still pretty slight, and no whoop until I slow down, and even that isn't all the time.....happens turning left and right, but the noise seems to be coming from the right side.

So the question is, is this classic wheel bearing going bad syndrome, or could it be a cv joint.  Boots are intact, and the left one was serviced 10K ago or so.  In keeping with the recent theme, my right side front suspension has also developed a "thump" noise.

Anyway to visually inspect to see if it's the bearing?  If it's the bearing, what's a reasonable cost for having this done?  I think it might be above my skills and tool set. 

Thanks as always,

Jim Fleischer
'95 ur S6 avant w/99.9K