frnt driver wheel sounds like an aeroplane

[DANE559]

1993 Celica GT
just replaced the driver side axle
and replaced the wheel hub assembley.

well yesterday I decided to fix this annoying ass sound that my wheel was making since i changed the axle.. it was the lock washer that goes over the axle nut. the nut was tight so there was a little bit of play between the bolt and the cotter pin for the lockwasher to jingle around in, so I losend up the nut like a 1/2 turn so the washer fits in tight without making noise.. so i drove it around the block, seemed fine! later on that day I was driving down Blackstone (a busy ave. here in fresno) and was playing around with this prelude, we started driving hard.. I think I downshifted to 2 and pulled at like 40 mph at one point.. lol so when i pulled onto a small street I notice a rubbing sound (when im jumping on the freeway it sounds like a 1947 fighter plane taking off lol) comming from my driver side wheel, after that i seen that my steering wheel was slightly to the left while my car pulls to the right!
so, I THINK, losening the axle nut caused play betwen the axle and bearing, causing my bearing to get shot? and it threw off my car out of alignment?
what do You think?

[hatchy_gt-s]

Yep your wheel bearing is fried... lol, that kind of sucks.

[Bitter]

yes, axle nuts are tight for a reason.