Steam Turbine Axial shift

Steam flow
Load
Bearing
Extraction
Parameter

Bearing 1
Bearing 2
Bearing 3
Bearing 4
Bearing 5

: single flow HP turbine

Combined IP/LP turbine
: 250 MW
: 4 journal & 1 thrust bearing [ turbine & generator]
: HP turbine nil
IP turbine - 3
LP turbine - 2
: Live steam 175 bar /535C /710 t/h
Cold reheat 36 bar/310 C
Hot reheat 34 bar /535 C
: HP turbine exhaust
: HP turbine front [thrust bearing]
: LP turbine rear
: generator rear
: excitation rear

Turbine is commissioned in the year 2002 December. Axial shift trip setting is
0.8 mm. At full load axial shift maintains at 0.73 mm.
Bearing 1 temperature has risen from 68 to 72.5 C
Bearing 2 temperature has raised from 86 to 92 C
Bearing 3 temperature has risen from 82 to 84 C
Bearing 4 temperature has risen from 78 to 79 C
Bearing 5 temperature has risen from 64 to 64.5 C
Thrust bearing front temperature also risen and now maintaining at 85 C
Over a period of condenser vacuum has varied from 0.105 barabs in 2002 to 0.145 barabs
in 2008.
During prolonged full load operation axial shift moves towards HP turbine side . why?