Reciprocating-piston machine, in particular a single-stage, two-stage or multi-stage piston compressor or a single-cylinder, two-cylinder or multi-cylinder compressor, having: - at least one cylinder and at least one piston (K1, K2) assigned to in each case one cylinder , wherein, during operation, the piston (K1, K2) is deflected along a radially oriented cylinder axis (Z) in a cylinder swept volume of the cylinder , - a crankshaft which can be driven during operation and which has a crankshaft journal , arranged eccentrically with respect to a shaft axis (E) of the crankshaft, and which has a drive shaft coupling , which is designed for the coupling of a drive shaft for driving the crankshaft , - at least one connecting rod (P1, P2) which is designed in each case for deflecting the at least one piston (K1, K2) and which runs along a connecting-rod axis (Pa, Pb) and which is movable by means of the crankshaft journal , wherein - the crankshaft journal and/or the drive shaft coupling is oriented along an axially oriented shaft axis (E) which runs perpendicularly with respect to the radially oriented cylinder axis (Z), characterized in that - the connecting-rod axis (Pa) of the connecting rod (P1) is situated in a position in which at least one connecting-rod bearing (L1, L2) is braced with respect to the crankshaft journal by a predetermined force (Fk) acting on the at least one connecting-rod bearing (L1, L2) along the direction of the shaft axis (E), - wherein the connecting-rod axis (Pa) of the at least one connecting rod (P1) is tilted with a tilt angle (α) relative to the radially oriented cylinder axis (Z) by the acting predetermined force (Fk), and - the connecting-rod axis (Pa) of the connecting rod (P1) is brought into the position by virtue of a force acting along the direction of the shaft axis (E) being imparted to the at least one connecting-rod bearing (L1) until a predetermined opposing force is attained. - at least one cylinder and at least one piston (K1, K2) assigned to in each case one cylinder , wherein, during operation, the piston (K1, K2) is deflected along a radially oriented cylinder axis (Z) in a cylinder swept volume of the cylinder , - a crankshaft which can be driven during operation and which has a crankshaft journal , arranged eccentrically with respect to a shaft axis (E) of the crankshaft, and which has a drive shaft coupling , which is designed for the coupling of a drive shaft for driving the crankshaft , - at least one connecting rod (P1, P2) which is designed in each case for deflecting the at least one piston (K1, K2) and which runs along a connecting-rod axis (Pa, Pb) and which is movable by means of the crankshaft journal , wherein - the crankshaft journal and/or the drive shaft coupling is oriented along an axially oriented shaft axis (E) which runs perpendicularly with respect to the radially oriented cylinder axis (Z), characterized in that - the connecting-rod axis (Pa) of the connecting rod (P1) is situated in a position in which at least one connecting-rod bearing (L1, L2) is braced with respect to the crankshaft journal by a predetermined force (Fk) acting on the at least one connecting-rod bearing (L1, L2) along the direction of the shaft axis (E), - wherein the connecting-rod axis (Pa) of the at least one connecting rod (P1) is tilted with a tilt angle (α) relative to the radially oriented cylinder axis (Z) by the acting predetermined force (Fk), and - the connecting-rod axis (Pa) of the connecting rod (P1) is brought into the position by virtue of a force acting along the direction of the shaft axis (E) being imparted to the at least one connecting-rod bearing (L1) until a predetermined opposing force is attained. <EOS>