That was my thought at first.  Wheel bearing.  But the noise does not change while cornering or changing the direction of pressure on the wheel.  On top of that, I recently did inner and outer rear wheel bearings, both sides.
Dave B.

-----Original Message-----
From: Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
To: vanagon <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sat, Sep 29, 2018 10:50 am
Subject: Re: Trans noise

>
> I had some noise in that area too and my mechanic said the very same "wait
> till it louder to diagnose..."... well I went to another mechanic and it
> was wheel bearing.