diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/component.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/component.dm
index a82ad655009..fba4477b1d4 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/component.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/component.dm
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@
 	icon_state = "working"
 	construction_time = 200
 	construction_cost = list("metal"=5000)
-
+	var/brute = 0
+	var/burn = 0
 
 // TODO: actual icons ;)
 /obj/item/robot_parts/robot_component/binary_communication_device
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
index 13db34f58c1..35341f111d8 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 		var/datum/robot_component/cell_component = components["power cell"]
 		cell_component.wrapped = cell
 		cell_component.installed = 1
-	
+
 	hud_list[HEALTH_HUD]      = image('icons/mob/hud.dmi', src, "hudblank")
 	hud_list[STATUS_HUD]      = image('icons/mob/hud.dmi', src, "hudhealth100")
 	hud_list[ID_HUD]          = image('icons/mob/hud.dmi', src, "hudblank")
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@
 	hud_list[IMPCHEM_HUD]     = image('icons/mob/hud.dmi', src, "hudblank")
 	hud_list[IMPTRACK_HUD]    = image('icons/mob/hud.dmi', src, "hudblank")
 	hud_list[SPECIALROLE_HUD] = image('icons/mob/hud.dmi', src, "hudblank")
-	
 
-	
+
+
 
 	playsound(loc, 'sound/voice/liveagain.ogg', 75, 1)
 
@@ -579,6 +579,14 @@
 				user.drop_item()
 				W.loc = null
 
+				var/obj/item/robot_parts/robot_component/WC = W
+				if(istype(WC))
+					C.brute_damage = WC.brute
+					C.electronics_damage = WC.burn
+				else //This will nominally mean that removing and replacing a power cell will repair the mount, but I don't care at this point. ~Z
+					C.brute_damage = 0
+					C.electronics_damage = 0
+
 				usr << "\blue You install the [W.name]."
 
 				return
@@ -641,8 +649,12 @@
 				if(!remove)
 					return
 				var/datum/robot_component/C = components[remove]
-				var/obj/item/I = C.wrapped
+				var/obj/item/robot_parts/robot_component/I = C.wrapped
 				user << "You remove \the [I]."
+				if(istype(I))
+					I.brute = C.brute_damage
+					I.burn = C.electronics_damage
+
 				I.loc = src.loc
 
 				if(C.installed == 1)