Izingubo zezinambuzane kanti i-wheel worm iyisilinda, intambo ye-worm shaft ene-helical groove esikiwe ebusweni bayo. I-worm gear iyisondo elinamazinyo elihlangana ne-worm, liguqula ukunyakaza okujikelezayo kwe-worm kube ukunyakaza okuqondile kwegiya. Amazinyo egiya le-worm asikwa nge-engela ehambisana ne-engela ye-helical groove e-worm.

Emshinini wokugaya, i-worm kanye ne-worm gear kusetshenziselwa ukulawula ukunyakaza kwekhanda lokugaya noma itafula. I-worm ngokuvamile iqhutshwa yinjini, futhi njengoba ijikeleza, ithinta amazinyo egiya le-worm gear, okwenza igiya lihambe. Lokhu kunyakaza kuvame ukuba nembambo kakhulu, okuvumela ukubeka kahle ikhanda lokugaya noma itafula.

Enye inzuzo yokusebenzisa igiya lezibungu kanye nezibungu emishinini yokugaya ukuthi inikeza izinga eliphezulu lenzuzo yomshini, okuvumela injini encane ukuthi ishayele isibungu ngenkathi isafeza ukunyakaza okunembile. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngenxa yokuthi amazinyo esigiya lezibungu ahlangana nesibungu nge-engeli engajulile, kukhona ukungqubuzana okuncane kanye nokuguguleka kwezingxenye, okuholela empilweni yenkonzo ende yesistimu.