Mechanical Parts in 7 Days to Die: Where to Find Them, What to Salvage, and Every Recipe

Bicycles, motorcycles, gyrocopters, blade traps, the Workbench itself. If a build needs moving pieces, odds are it needs Mechanical Parts. This guide covers the fastest ways to stockpile them, the junk worth salvaging, and the full recipe sheet that consumes them.

A Quick Profile of Mechanical Parts

Added back in Alpha 15, Mechanical Parts are a mid-tier crafting resource that show up across most progression tiers. Traders will sell them for 96 Dukes apiece when their inventory rolls in your favor, which is fine for emergencies but rough as a long-term plan.

Where to Find Them

Direct loot sources include:

• Toolboxes
• Shelves
• Mo Power Crates
• Working Stiffs Crates
• Destroyed Workbenches

Looting alone rarely keeps up with demand once you start building vehicles. The reliable answer is salvage.

Items to Salvage With a Wrench

Equip a Wrench (or better, the Ratchet or Impact Driver, both faster) and break down any of the following:

• Air Conditioner
• Auto Turret
• Blade Trap
• Car Wreck
• Cement Mixer
• Dart Trap
• Desk Safe Insecure
• Destroyed Cement Mixer
• Destroyed Generator Bank
• Empty Shopping Cart
• Engine
• File Cabinet
• Garage Door Metal
• Gas Pump
• Generator Bank
• Office Chair
• Pole Top01
• Reinforced Drawbridge
• Sedan
• Shopping Cart
• Wall Safe Insecure
• Workbench

Gas stations, junkyards, and any street with abandoned cars are gold mines. Industrial points of interest will fill your bags in a single run.

Crafting Recipes That Need Mechanical Parts

Every recipe below lists Mechanical Parts plus the other ingredients required, grouped by use case.

Vehicles and Vehicle Parts

• Bicycle: 2x Wheel, 1x Bicycle Chassis, 1x Bicycle Handlebars, 1x Mechanical Parts
• Bicycle Chassis: 5x Forged Iron, 2x Mechanical Parts, 2x Duct Tape, 2x Leather, 2x Spring
• Bicycle Handlebars: 2x Duct Tape, 2x Leather, 1x Mechanical Parts, 6x Short Iron Pipe, 2x Spring
• Minibike Chassis: 10x Forged Iron, 4x Mechanical Parts, 4x Duct Tape, 4x Leather, 1x Electrical Parts
• Minibike Handlebars: 4x Mechanical Parts, 2x Spring, 1x Headlight, 2x Electrical Parts, 6x Short Iron Pipe
• Motorcycle Chassis: 25x Forged Steel, 10x Mechanical Parts, 10x Duct Tape, 10x Leather, 3x Electrical Parts
• Motorcycle Handlebars: 10x Mechanical Parts, 10x Duct Tape, 1x Headlight, 6x Electrical Parts, 5x Forged Steel
• 4x4 Truck Chassis: 250x Forged Steel, 40x Mechanical Parts, 20x Duct Tape, 40x Leather, 16x Electrical Parts
• 4x4 Truck Accessories: 33x Electrical Parts, 8x Headlight, 50x Short Iron Pipe, 4x Spring, 16x Mechanical Parts
• Gyrocopter Chassis: 125x Forged Steel, 40x Mechanical Parts, 25x Duct Tape, 40x Leather, 20x Electrical Parts
• Gyrocopter Accessories: 33x Electrical Parts, 8x Headlight, 50x Short Iron Pipe, 10x Mechanical Parts, 4x Spring

Tools and Weapons

• Wrench: 12x Forged Iron, 4x Mechanical Parts, 2x Duct Tape
• Ratchet: 5x Steel Tool Parts, 8x Forged Steel, 5x Mechanical Parts, 2x Spring, 2x Duct Tape
• Impact Driver: 1x Motor Tool Parts, 16x Forged Steel, 6x Mechanical Parts, 3x Spring, 3x Duct Tape
• Nailgun: 1x Motor Tool Parts, 16x Forged Steel, 6x Mechanical Parts, 3x Spring, 3x Duct Tape
• Wire Tool: 9x Forged Steel, 3x Mechanical Parts
• Lockpick: 1x Forged Iron, 1x Mechanical Parts
• Iron Knuckles: 12x Forged Iron, 4x Mechanical Parts, 2x Leather, 2x Duct Tape
• Grenade: 1x Mechanical Parts, 14x Gun Powder, 4x Forged Iron, 1x Spring
• Contact Grenade: 2x Mechanical Parts, 14x Gun Powder, 4x Forged Iron, 1x Spring

Traps, Wiring, and Power

• Blade Trap: 10x Forged Iron, 10x Forged Steel, 8x Mechanical Parts, 6x Electrical Parts, 10x Oil
• Dart Trap: 20x Forged Iron, 6x Mechanical Parts, 4x Electrical Parts, 5x Oil
• Trigger Plate: 10x Forged Iron, 2x Electrical Parts, 2x Mechanical Parts (or the heavier variant at 50x Forged Iron, 8x Mechanical Parts, 6x Electrical Parts)
• Motion Sensor: 2x Forged Iron, 1x Mechanical Parts, 5x Electrical Parts
• Generator Bank: 10x Forged Iron, 10x Mechanical Parts, 14x Electrical Parts
• Switch: 2x Forged Iron, 1x Mechanical Parts, 1x Electrical Parts

Doors, Safes, and Storage

• Steel Door 01: 10x Forged Steel, 10x Spring, 10x Mechanical Parts
• Steel Hatch: 10x Forged Steel, 10x Spring, 10x Mechanical Parts
• Steel Hatch (Powered): 10x Forged Steel, 10x Spring, 10x Mechanical Parts, 10x Electrical Parts
• Jail Door: 12x Forged Steel, 2x Spring, 2x Mechanical Parts
• Garage Door Metal: 240x Scrap Iron, 6x Spring, 12x Mechanical Parts
• Reinforced Drawbridge: 20x Forged Iron, 20x Wood, 20x Spring, 20x Mechanical Parts
• Reinforced Drawbridge (Powered): 20x Forged Iron, 20x Wood, 20x Spring, 20x Mechanical Parts, 20x Electrical Parts
• Desk Safe: 20x Forged Iron, 2x Spring, 3x Mechanical Parts
• Wall Safe: 10x Forged Iron, 2x Spring, 3x Mechanical Parts
• Gun Safe: 40x Forged Steel, 5x Spring, 5x Mechanical Parts

Stations and Furniture

• Workbench: 25x Forged Iron, 20x Mechanical Parts, 5x Duct Tape, 100x Nails, 100x Wood
• Crucible: 100x Forged Iron, 20x Mechanical Parts, 1,200x Small Stone, 20x Oil, 900x Clay Soil
• Cement Mixer: 25x Forged Iron, 4x Spring, 1x Engine, 10x Mechanical Parts
• Office Chair: 8x Leather, 10x Cotton, 4x Mechanical Parts, 4x Forged Iron
• Sinks and Toilets: 1x Bucket of Water, 2x Short Iron Pipe, 1x Mechanical Parts, 4x Wood

One Last Trick

Stuck with a surplus at the end of a haul? Drop Mechanical Parts into a Forge and they smelt down into Iron. Not glamorous, but it beats letting them rust at the bottom of a storage chest.