I have a new trike that may have ome shipping damage (bought at flea market) The rear axel appears to be bent. severe wheel wooble. is there some adjustment in those set screw type bolts in the center of the axel? If not what is their purpose? rear brake only operates right wheel ??? brake will not adjust.

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Yes the axel must be bent

You should make the front end repairs and then get new tires. An alignment won't help until you replace the bad parts.

In theory both rear wheels on a production trike designed for use on public roads and highways should remain vertical when the vehicle is not loaded beyond its rated gross vehicle weight limit and the vehicle is resting static on a level surface. If the vehicle has indepenent rear suspension, examine the dampening control or shock absorbers for pre-load adjustments. If there are pre-load adjusters make certain both sides are adjusted to the same setting as the preload can control ride height and affect wheel camber. Also, if the vehicle had been subjected to big pot holes or one of the two rear wheels ran over road debris, inspect for a bent stub axle.
On unequal road surfaces or when cornering at speed, one wheel may monentarly lean in or out depending on the dynamics and G force but should return to vertical position when the vehicle is running streight and level.

If the vehicle has a solid differential both wheels should be aligned vertical as well. Unless as previously described and the vehicle is on an uneven road surface, it will appear one or both wheels are leaning but they actually remain perpendicular to the road surface.

Bent forks are not normal, most likely got damaged in shipping.... There is a spec that you shoudl be able to get from the bike maker.

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Steering wheel tremble, or shaking, can usually be attributed to the fornt tires being out of balance, or, the tires themselves may be out of round, or, a rim could be bent.

I would suggest that you take the vehicle to a tire shop, and get the front tires spun-balanced. During that procedure, the tech will see if the balance is incorrect, the rim is bent, or if the tire is out of round.

Even if you have 'new' tires, an internal issue inside the tire could be the culprit.

Your best course of action is to get it to a tire shop, and get the above items checked out.

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The Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) gets signals from transponders in the wheels. By modifying the unit from its stock form (removing the stock rear wheel), the TPMS is not receiving a signal and will cause the warning light to illuminate. Unfortunately there is no way to fix this without returning the bike to stock. The light will not cause any damage, but the system will not be able to alert you of low pressure in the front wheel.

Poss damaged wheel, bad hub, bent lower spindel rods & will need four wheel alignment costly should call insurance company

you could have a damaged drum .. many auto parts stores can test that for you .. could be a bent axel or flange (spin the rear wheel and see if it woobles ... or maybe you have a bent lug bolt .. the other symptoms you have are typical of a stuck emergency brake cable .. shoe/drum type brakes are regenerative in the forward direction .. that is they work with greater force forward than backwards .. so if you have a stuck emergency brake cable (and thats common for dodge) then you may have overheated the drum causing warping .. you can check to see if the cable moves freely by pulling sidways on it (if its open) or having someone operate and release with you under the truck .. it should move maybe an inch and release quickly . of course a bent flange or axel can cause a similar result ..

Do you know if this car has ever been recked? if your going thru that many axels makes me think something is not running true, a wheel bearing would not make a cv joint in a axel go bad. Did you replace the axels? or did you have them done at a shop, and did you see the old axels after they were replaced. You got bigger problems than a wheel bearing. From what i can gather some thing is bent or your getting bunch of bad axels witch i dought.