An electrical generator comprising: a housing; a stator mounted in the housing; a drive shaft extending from the housing; a rotor shaft provided in the housing and mounted on the drive shaft; a rotor mounted on the rotor shaft for rotation with the rotor shaft; and a bearing support assembly including a frame connected with the housing, the frame including a frame opening through which the rotor shaft extends, the frame being made from a first material defining a first thermal expansion rate; a bearing liner connected with the frame, the bearing liner being made from a second material defining a second thermal expansion rate, the second material and the second thermal expansion rate being dissimilar from the first material and the first thermal expansion rate, respectively, and at least a portion of the bearing liner passing through the frame opening, wherein the bearing liner includes a first bearing support surface and a second bearing support surface separated by an internal wall; a ring surrounding the bearing liner, the ring contacting the frame and the bearing liner and maintaining a clearance between the portion of the bearing liner passing through the frame opening and the frame, wherein the ring is axially offset from the internal wall, and a bearing (56, 58) received in the bearing support assembly and contacting the rotor shaft and the bearing liner. a housing; a stator mounted in the housing; a drive shaft extending from the housing; a rotor shaft provided in the housing and mounted on the drive shaft; a rotor mounted on the rotor shaft for rotation with the rotor shaft; and a bearing support assembly including a frame connected with the housing, the frame including a frame opening through which the rotor shaft extends, the frame being made from a first material defining a first thermal expansion rate; a bearing liner connected with the frame, the bearing liner being made from a second material defining a second thermal expansion rate, the second material and the second thermal expansion rate being dissimilar from the first material and the first thermal expansion rate, respectively, and at least a portion of the bearing liner passing through the frame opening, wherein the bearing liner includes a first bearing support surface and a second bearing support surface separated by an internal wall; a ring surrounding the bearing liner, the ring contacting the frame and the bearing liner and maintaining a clearance between the portion of the bearing liner passing through the frame opening and the frame, wherein the ring is axially offset from the internal wall, and a frame connected with the housing, the frame including a frame opening through which the rotor shaft extends, the frame being made from a first material defining a first thermal expansion rate; a bearing liner connected with the frame, the bearing liner being made from a second material defining a second thermal expansion rate, the second material and the second thermal expansion rate being dissimilar from the first material and the first thermal expansion rate, respectively, and at least a portion of the bearing liner passing through the frame opening, wherein the bearing liner includes a first bearing support surface and a second bearing support surface separated by an internal wall; a ring surrounding the bearing liner, the ring contacting the frame and the bearing liner and maintaining a clearance between the portion of the bearing liner passing through the frame opening and the frame, wherein the ring is axially offset from the internal wall, and a bearing (56, 58) received in the bearing support assembly and contacting the rotor shaft and the bearing liner.