Plain bearing having a hard/soft pairing

A method for producing a plain bearing comprising at least one plain bearing segment for forming a first plain bearing shell, at least one running element of a second plain bearing shell which forms a counter-bearing surface to the at least one plain bearing segment, with a sliding surface of the at least one running element having a higher hardness than a sliding surface of the at least one plain bearing segment, a carrying body for the at least one running element, an intermediate layer which is arranged between the at least one running element and the carrying body, a plastic deformability of which can be set by a temperature guidance, the method comprising:

• heating the intermediate layer over temperatures occurring during an operation of the plain bearing for increasing the plastic deformability of the intermediate layer;
• adjusting the running element, with the carrying body being clamped with the intermediate layer and the at least one running element and being made to rotate, and being guided against limit stops of a measuring and guide device for self-centering of the at least one running element;
• and
• reducing the plastic deformability of the intermediate layer by the temperature guidance.