Structured sliding surface of a bearing shell

A drilling tool for machining a bearing shell of a two-piece bearing wherein the bearing shell extends around a bearing shell axis in a circumferential direction between opposite ends, the tool comprising a rotary drive for driving a drilling spindle that is configured to be rotated about a drilling spindle rotational axis and at least one first cutting cartridge that is mounted on said drilling spindle in order to cut the bearing shell to a certain wall thickness by rotating the drilling spindle, wherein

• the first cutting cartridge is configured to be adjusted in a radial direction relative to the drilling spindle rotational axis, whilst the drilling spindle is rotated by the rotary drive, to profile the sliding surface at least adjacent opposite axial edges of the bearing shell, wherein
• the drilling spindle comprises at least one second cutting cartridge and the drilling tool being tiltable relative to the bearing shell axis whilst the drilling spindle is rotated by the rotary drive to cut exposed surfaces in the bearing shell adjacent the opposite ends with the at least one second cutting cartridge, wherein the bearing shell has a reduced wall thickness in areas of the exposed surfaces as compared to the rest of the bearing shell, and wherein the second cutting cartridge lies in front of the first cutting cartridge in a feed direction parallel to the drilling spindle rotational axis.