Alignment of fan bearing after bearing change: 1. first the bearing housing after the vert first installation has positioning bolts. (fig.1) 2. retrieving, housing, | keep two jack bolts so as to be the fixed reference that | go back to when | reinstall the bearing. Otherwise the two bearing housings are not aligned together. (fig.2) hig. 2 honing sion t id #SHESEEEESHESEESESSI Pool re to bg housing aThis will lead to fan not aligned inside its housing. Needing to make adjusting of gap by moving diffuser until uniform gap all around impeller & diffuser (some fans have that ability. The adjusting procedure will be as follows: 1. Install the housing so that it touches two perpendicular positioning bolts. 2. Tighten bearing housing so as the bearing outer race and housing are one unit. 3. Put dial gauge on shaft and the tip shall touch and move around bearing outer race (so as to make sure the bearing outer race (& of course housing) and the shaft are totally aligned. If not rotate housing left or right or add shims to tilt it to the front or back.