Mechanical Components sit at the center of ARC Raiders’ crafting loop. You’ll need them early to stand up core tools like the Workbench and later to keep weapon upgrades moving. If you’re short, you have three reliable paths: targeted world looting, base crafting, and recycling specific finds.

Find Mechanical Components in the world (Mechanical Field)

The most consistent open-world source is the Mechanical Field. This hotspot spawns stashes and scrap you can comb through for Mechanical Components. Sweep containers and caches methodically; drops are not guaranteed, and you’ll likely need a few laps to come away with a meaningful stack.

Expect some runs to be dry. Treat the Field as a circuit: loot, extract, stash, repeat. Over time, that cadence keeps your base projects from stalling.

Craft Mechanical Components in the Refinery (base)

If you’ve set up a Refinery back at base, you can turn common materials into Components without exposing your kit topside. The recipe is simple and predictable:

Item Station Inputs Output Craft Time
Mechanical Component Refinery 15 × Metal Parts, 3 × Steel Springs 1 × Mechanical Component 10 minutes

Queue as many as your input stock allows, then pivot to other tasks while the timer runs. Keeping a basic reserve of Metal Parts and Steel Springs on hand ensures you can top up Components between raids.

Recycle specific loot into Mechanical Components

Some items break down into Components at the recycler, which helps when you’re rich in salvage but low on refined parts.

Item to Recycle Notable Output Notes
Motor 1 × Mechanical Component (plus other materials) Handy when you’re sitting on spare Motors and need Components fast.
Rusted Metal Gear 1 × Mechanical Component A niche backfill when Component drops feel sparse.
Tip: Don’t overdo it. Motors and other recyclables can be useful elsewhere; only break them down when Components are the bottleneck.

How to use Mechanical Components (and why to stockpile)

Mechanical Components are a key ingredient across early and mid-game crafting. You’ll draw on them to:

  • Build or upgrade stations like the Workbench.
  • Craft or tune weapon parts and related gear.

Because many upgrade paths pull from the same pool, it’s smart to stock Components proactively or, at minimum, keep the raw inputs (Metal Parts and Steel Springs) ready to refill via the Refinery. That approach cuts downtime when you unlock a new blueprint or want to pivot to a different build.

Quick reference: ways to get Mechanical Components

Method Where What you do Reliability Best use case
World loot (Mechanical Field) Topside Farm stashes and scrap in the Mechanical Field hotspot. Variable per run Supplemental farming while progressing other objectives.
Refinery crafting Base Convert 15 Metal Parts + 3 Steel Springs into 1 Component. Guaranteed, time-gated Reliable baseline production between raids.
Recycling Base Break down Motors or Rusted Metal Gears for Components. Guaranteed per item Emergency top-ups when drops are dry.

The quickest path is the one that fits your current inventory. If you’re low on Components but rich in Metal Parts and Springs, queue a Refinery batch. If you’re returning from a loot-heavy run, check your stash for Motors or Rusted Metal Gears to recycle. And when you’re already headed topside, add a pass through the Mechanical Field to build a buffer for the next round of upgrades.