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Loose Gears
Fallout 76 Junk

Loose Gears is a junk item in Fallout 76. It is the loose form of Gear and needs no scrapping.

It turns up at 41 locations in Appalachia. The largest counts are at West Tek Research Center, Charleston Fire Department and Thunder Mt. Power Plant Yard. It is also dropped by 5 creatures and factions. It counts toward 1 daily or weekly challenge.

Weight
0.1
Value
0
Scrap
1
Scrap per weight
10

Find It on the Map

Open the Challenge Navigator with "Scrap junk to produce Gears" added, then add the rest of today's challenges and plan one route for all of them.

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Loose Gears Locations

Found at 41 locations across Appalachia, 35 in fixed spawns and 52 at chance spawn points. The largest share is at West Tek Research Center (7).

A plain number is how many are always there. The number after the is spawn points that may roll it; hover one for the odds.

West Tek Research Center
7 fixed
Charleston Fire Department
4 fixed
Thunder Mt. Power Plant Yard
4 fixed
Superior Sunset Farm
3 fixed
Arktos Pharma
2 fixed + 1 × 50% chance
Hornwright Estate
2 fixed
Highway Town
1 fixed + 5 × 50% chance
WV Lumber Co.
1 fixed + 3 × 50% chance
The Rust Kingdom
1 fixed + 1 × 50% chance
Abandoned Bog Town
1 fixed
Abraxodyne Chemical Power Substation
1 fixed nearby
Carleton Mine
1 fixed
Monongah Mine
1 fixed nearby
North Kanawha Lookout
1 fixed nearby
Pleasant Valley Ski Resort
1 fixed
Shining Creek Cavern
1 fixed
Site Alpha
1 fixed
Site Bravo
1 fixed
Site Charlie
1 fixed
Athens
5 × 50% chance nearby
Show all 41 locations

Scrap

Per weight is scrap for each unit of carry weight. The rank compares it with every other junk item that scraps into the same component.
Component
Scrap
Per weight
Among sources
Gear
1
10
#1 of 20

Sources

Dropped by (5)
Deathclaws
Glowing Deathclaw
Glowing Mirelurk Queen
Mirelurk Queen
Rusted Deathclaw

From your C.A.M.P.

Producer
Per hour
F.E.T.C.H. Collectron Station · Atomic Shop
≈ 2.3
Junkyard Dog Collectron Station · Atomic Shop
≈ 1.2
Evidence Collection Assistant Collectron · Atomic Shop
≈ 0.6
Scavenging Station · Atomic Shop
≈ 0.4
Scavenger Collectron Station · Atomic Shop
≈ 0.1
BoS Collectron Station · Atomic Shop
≈ 0.1
Silver Collectron Station · Atomic Shop
3% a cycle

Challenges

Challenge
Daily / Weekly
Scrap junk to produce Gears
Daily ×5 · Weekly ×15
What can be scrappedfor Gear
Adjustable Wrench×1Office Desk Fan×1Desk Fan×1Typewriter×2Broken Fishing Rod×1Microscope×1Gear×2Broken Camera×1Bone Cutter×2Gold Pocket Watch×1
Show all 19
From your C.A.M.P.
Each cycle
An hour
Red Rocket Collectron Station
Adjustable Wrench15% in Auto Parts mode, Gear5% in Auto Parts mode
≈ 2.6
Junkyard Dog Collectron Station
Silver Pocket Watch5% in Electronics mode, Broken Camera3% in Electronics mode, Gear3% in Electronics mode, Broken ProSnap Camera<1% in Electronics mode, Desk Fan<1% in Electronics mode, Microscope<1% in Electronics mode, Typewriter<1% in Electronics mode
≈ 1.9
F.E.T.C.H. Collectron Station
Broken Camera6% in Electronics mode, Broken ProSnap Camera2% in Electronics mode
≈ 1
Shredder
Broken Camera3%, Gold Pocket Watch3%
≈ 0.4
Lumberjack Collectron Station
Gear2%, Gold Pocket Watch2%, Silver Pocket Watch2%
≈ 0.4
Scavenger Collectron Station
Gear2% in Junk mode, Gold Pocket Watch2% in Junk mode, Silver Pocket Watch2% in Junk mode
≈ 0.4
Show all 8
Dropped bychance per kill
Mole MinersMiner Suit Scrap85%, Adjustable Wrench12%, Gear12%Blood EaglesAdjustable Wrench12%, Gear12%CommunistAdjustable Wrench12%, Gear12%ScorchedAdjustable Wrench12%, Gear12%The LostAdjustable Wrench12%, Gear12%CultistsAdjustable Wrench11%, Gear11%Super MutantsAdjustable Wrench11%, Gear11%RaidersAdjustable Wrench5%, Gear5%