Litšepe tse sebelisoang haholo bakeng sa ho etsa li-gear tsa mechini ea kaho ke tšepe e tingoang le e halefisitsoeng, tšepe e thatafalitsoeng, tšepe e nang le khabone le e thatafalitsoeng le tšepe e nang le nitride. Matla a li-gear tsa tšepe e entsoeng ka tšepe a tlase hanyane ho feta a li-gear tsa tšepe tse entsoeng ka tšepe, 'me hangata a sebelisoa bakeng sa li-gear tse kholo, tšepe e putsoa e na le thepa e mpe ea mechini 'me e ka sebelisoa phetisong ea li-gear tse bulehileng tse bobebe, tšepe e ductile e ka nkela tšepe sebaka ka karolo ho etsa li-gear.
Nakong e tlang, li-gear tsa mechini ea kaho li ntse li hola ka lehlakoreng la mojaro o boima, lebelo le phahameng, ho nepahala ho hoholo le bokhoni bo botle, 'me li loanela ho ba nyane ka boholo, boima bo bobebe, bophelo bo bolelele le ho tšepahala ka mokhoa o theko e tlaase.