Mechanical parts are one of the key resources in 7 Days to Die, required for crafting tools, workstations, and vehicle-related components. During the early stages of the game, their availability is limited, so understanding the methods of acquiring mechanical parts allows for faster progression of both your character and your base.
How to Get Mechanical Parts in 7 Days to Die
After obtaining a wrench in 7 Days to Die, acquiring mechanical parts becomes significantly easier, as the tool allows players to dismantle many blocks and objects that previously provided no loot when destroyed. The most efficient source of mechanical parts is vehicles, including passenger cars and wrecked vehicles found throughout the world. Mechanical parts can also be obtained from workstations and mechanical devices such as workbenches, cement mixers, and generator banks, which are commonly located in workshops, factories, and technical back areas of points of interest.
The wrench can also be used to dismantle various types of infrastructure and special devices, including gas pumps at fuel stations, vending machines, metal garage doors, reinforced drawbridges, and rooftop air conditioners. Additionally, several less obvious objects can be dismantled, such as shopping carts, office chairs, file cabinets, and unsecured safes. While these objects usually provide smaller amounts of mechanical parts individually, their high availability across many POIs makes them a useful supplementary source when farming mechanical parts.
Below is a list of objects that can be dismantled using a wrench in 7 Days to Die to obtain mechanical parts:
- Gas Pump
- Office Chair
- File Cabinet
- Reinforced Drawbridge
- Shopping Cart
- Desk Safe
- Generator Bank
- Blade Trap
- Dart Trap
- Air Conditioner
- Wall Safe
- Metal Garage Door
- Sedan
- Car Wreck
- Cement Mixer
- Workbench
- Auto Turret
How to Get Mechanical Parts Without Wrench in 7 Days to Die
In the early stages of 7 Days to Die, mechanical parts can only be obtained from specific loot containers, as access to a wrench is limited or unavailable. For this reason, progression depends primarily on knowing which locations and container types are worth searching. One of the most reliable places to look for mechanical parts is the Working Stiffs store. In these locations, Working Stiffs crates are most commonly found in back rooms, storage areas, warehouses, and locked service rooms. These containers rarely appear in residential sections of buildings and are usually placed in technical or industrial spaces.
Another important container type is the Pass-N-Gas crate, which is most frequently encountered at gas stations, automotive repair shops, car washes, and in garages of industrial buildings. These crates are typically located in side maintenance rooms, behind service doors, or inside locked garages rather than in public-facing areas. In addition to these two primary container types, players should also search standard Tool Chests. These can be found in residential house garages, tool sheds, farm outbuildings, and factory storage rooms. Basements and secondary utility buildings are also worth checking, as tool chests are often placed off the main loot path of a point of interest.
Mechanical parts can also be obtained from lootable vehicles, especially those located in parking lots of POIs, near gas stations, and around industrial facilities. Vehicles found randomly along roads are less consistent and are generally better saved for dismantling later once a wrench becomes available. Supplementary sources include garbage piles, trash bags, and searchable destroyed workstations. While the drop chance from these objects is lower, they appear frequently across many POIs and can help complete missing mechanical parts during early progression.
