7 Days to Die Mechanical Parts Guide

Mechanical Parts are versatile crafting materials in 7 Days to Die. They are used for making weapons, tools, buildings, vehicles, and other crafting resources.

Mechanical Parts are essential for progressing through the game’s tech tree. Gathering them should be a top priority.

In this guide we’ll teach you everything you need to know about looting, crafting, and using Mechanical Parts.

What are Mechanical Parts?

Mechanical Parts are classified as an intermediate crafting resource. This means they aren’t just lying around the level. They must be extracted from other objects in the environment such as car wrecks or air conditioners.

Mechanical Parts are used in many recipes. You can also smelt them in the forge to produce Iron.

Can You Craft Mechanical Parts in 7 Days to Die?

When they were introduced in version Alpha 15, Mechanical Parts could be looted from containers.

Version Alpha 17 added the option to craft Mechanical Parts at the workbench using Forged Iron and Duct Tape.

However, as of version Alpha 18.1, players can no longer craft Mechanical Parts.

How to Get Mechanical Parts in 7 Days to Die?

Extract Mechanical Parts from other blocks in the environment using the Wrench tool. Simply left click on any of the following blocks:

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

Alternatively, acquire Mechanical Parts by scrapping car engines for 30 parts each.

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7 Days to Die Mechanical Parts Recipes

Mechanical Parts are used in the following crafting recipes.

Item	Materials	Required Skill
4×4 Truck Accessories	33x Electrical Parts 8x Headlight 50x Short Iron Pipe 4x Spring 16x Mechanical Parts	Grease Monkey
4×4 Truck Chassis	250x Forged Steel 40x Mechanical Parts 20x Duct Tape 40x Leather 16x Electrical Parts	Grease Monkey
Bicycle	2x Wheel 1x Bicycle Chassis 1x Bicycle Handlebars 1x Mechanical Parts
Bicycle Chassis	5x Forged Iron 2x Leather 2x Mechanical Parts 2x Duct Tape 2x Spring	Grease Monkey
Bicycle Handlebars	3x Duct Tape 3x Leather 1x Mechanical Parts 9x Short Iron Pipe 3x Spring	Grease Monkey
Blade Trap	13x Forged Iron 13x Forged Steel 8x Mechanical Parts 6x Electrical Parts 10x Oil	Advanced Engineering
Cement Mixer	25x Forged Iron 4x Spring 1x Engine 10x Mechanical Parts	Advanced Engineering
Contact Grenade	2x Mechanical Parts 14x Gun Powder 4x Forged Iron 1x Spring	Demolitions Expert
Crucible	100x Forged Iron 20x Mechanical Parts 1200x Small Stone 20x Oil 900x Clay Soil	Advanced Engineering
Dart Trap	20x Forged Iron 6x Mechanical Parts 4x Electrical Parts	Advanced Engineering
Desk Safe	20x Forged Iron 2x Spring 3x Mechanical Parts
Fridge Bottom	4x Forged Iron 2x Short Iron Pipe 5x Electrical Parts 1x Mechanical Parts
Garage Door Metal	240x Scrap Iron 6x Spring 12x Mechanical Parts
Generator Bank	10x Forged Iron 10x Mechanical Parts 14x Electrical Parts	Advanced Engineering
Grenade	1x Mechanical Parts 14x Gun Powder 4x Forged Iron 1x Spring	Demolitions Expert
Gun Safe	40x Forged Steel 5x Spring 5x Mechanical Parts
Gyrocopter Accessories	33x Electrical Parts 8x Headlight 50x Short Iron Pipe 10x Mechanical Parts 4x Spring	Grease Monkey
Gyrocopter Chassis	125x Forged Steel 40x Mechanical Parts 25x Duct Tape 40x Leather 20x Electrical Parts	Grease Monkey
Impact Driver	5x Motor Tool Parts 16x Forged Steel 6x Mechanical Parts 3x Spring 3x Duct Tape
Iron Knuckles	12x Forged Iron 4x Mechanical Parts 2x Leather 2x Duct Tape
Jail Door	12x Forged Steel 2x Spring 2x Mechanical Parts
Lockpick	1x Forged Iron 1x Mechanical Parts	Lock Picking
Minibike Chassis	10x Forged Iron 4x Mechanical Parts 4x Duct Tape 4x Leather 1x Electrical Parts	Grease Monkey
Minibike Handlebars	4x Mechanical Parts 2x Spring 1x Headlight 2x Electrical Parts 6x Short Iron Pipe	Grease Monkey
Motion Sensor	2x Forged Iron 1x Mechanical Parts 5x Electrical Parts	Advanced Engineering
Motorcycle Chassis	25x Forged Steel 10x Mechanical Parts 10x Duct Tape 10x Leather 3x Electrical Parts	Grease Monkey
Motorcycle Handlebars	10x Mechanical Parts 10x Duct Tape 1x Headlight 6x Electrical Parts 5x Forged Steel	Grease Monkey
Nailgun	20x Forged Steel 20x Mechanical Parts 2x Duct Tape 10x Scrap Polymers 5x Spring	Advanced Engineering
Office Chair	8x Leather 10x Cotton 4x Mechanical Parts 4x Forged Iron
Ratchet	5x Steel Tool Parts 8x Forged Steel 5x Mechanical Parts 2x Spring 2x Duct Tape
Refrigerator Top	4x Forged Iron 2x Short Iron Pipe 5x Electrical Parts 1x Mechanical Parts
Reinforced Drawbridge	100x Forged Iron 1000x Wood 20x Spring 30x Mechanical Parts
Reinforced Drawbridge (Powered)	150x Forged Iron 1500x Wood 30x Spring 45x Mechanical Parts 45x Electrical Parts
Reinforced Wood Draw Bridge	100x Forged Iron 1000x Wood 20x Spring 30x Mechanical Parts
Switch	2x Forged Iron 1x Mechanical Parts 1x Electrical Parts	Advanced Engineering
Toilet	1x Bucket of Water 2x Short Iron Pipe 1x Mechanical Parts 4x Wood
Trigger Plate	10x Forged Iron 2x Electrical Parts 2x Mechanical Parts 50x Forged Iron 6x Electrical Parts 8x Mechanical Parts
Vault Door	12x Forged Steel 2x Spring 4x Mechanical Parts
Vault Hatch	12x Forged Steel 2x Spring 4x Mechanical Parts
Vault Hatch (Powered)	36x Forged Steel 6x Spring 12x Mechanical Parts 24x Electrical Parts
Wall Safe	10x Forged Iron 2x Spring 3x Mechanical Parts
Wire Tool	9x Forged Steel 3x Mechanical Parts
Workbench	25x Forged Iron 20x Mechanical Parts 1x Wrench 1x Claw Hammer 50x Wood	Advanced Engineering
Wrench	18x Forged Iron 6x Mechanical Parts 3x Duct Tape	Salvage Operations

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Conclusion

Mechanical Parts are an essential resource in 7D2D’s crafting economy. They are required for many advanced crafting recipes, especially towards the middle and end of the game. Start scavenging for them early and get an edge over the roaming hordes of the undead.