Originally Posted by
Bill Kapaun
Axle probably got shifted in the drop outs causing tire/fork or brake shoe/rim rub or maybe kinda possibly, putting a "bend" in the axle??
Loosening the front allowed it to shift back in place.
Agree. Take the wheel off. I you have a quick release, see if you can pull the skewer out. If it's hard to do this, your axle probably got bent. If you have solid axles, probably best to have the shop look at them.
Even if you can get the wheel to run without any "catches" or slow spots, the bearings will degrade rapidly and the wheel will be a bit loose. Cheap enough to replace an axle.