Izikhonkwane ze-Cotter zingase zibukeke njengezingxenye ezincane, ezithobekile, kodwa zidlala indima ebalulekile ekuqinisekiseni ukuphepha nokuthembeka kwezinhlelo zemishini ezingenakubalwa. Lezi zibophelelo ezilula, ezihlukanisiwe zensimbi ziklanyelwe ukuvikela amabhawodi, izikhonkwane, nama-axle, zivimbele ukuthi zingaxegi noma ziwe ngenxa yokudlidliza noma ukunyakaza. Ngokufakwa kwawo kalula, ukusebenza kahle kwezindleko, kanye nokuguquguquka, izikhonkwane ze-cotter zisetshenziswa kakhulu ezimbonini kusukela kwezezimoto kanye ne-aerospace kuya kwezolimo kanye namaphrojekthi we-DIY.