Spin Stop for Stuckey Mini LED Light Without Replacement
Stuckey Mini PDR Light Spins, Does it need replaced?
If you do paintless dent repair and you have a Stuckey Mini PDR Light then there’s a chance that you have the same issue that I used to have. That is, the part between the suction cup and the battery holder spins and doesn’t keep its position anymore. This can be distracting when performing paintless dent repair and require you to reposition your mini light. I’ll show you the solution that I came up with to repair this issue without needing to replace your light.
What causes the suction cup to spin?
It seems that the area that the suction cup attaches to the battery holder wears down over time. This causes the PDR mini light to drop and lose position when you are fixing a dent. I’ll start this off by saying that Stuckey tools has very good customer service. Every time that I’ve gone to them with an issue, they have gone out of their way to make it right. That customer service is exactly what I like to see in a small business. However, the PDR light is not without its issues, and that is to be expected. Over time this area wears down and I didn’t feel like bothering Carl Stuckey, so I made a fix for it myself.
Repairing your Stuckey Mini PDR Light
So first we need to disassemble the Stuckey mini PDR light. Remove the Loc-line behind the light portion of the mini PDR light. Unplug the cable that is in there. You’re going to then detach the loc-line near the battery and remove the loc-line and set it aside. For the next part you’ll need a screwdriver with a larger Phillips head tip. Remove the Stuckey battery to access this screw. Put your screwdriver through the remaining piece of Loc-Line that’s attached to the battery holder and find the Phillips head screw. It might be kind on tight on there, but it will come loose. Once the Phillips head screw is out then the suction cup will come off. There’s a lock washer between the suction cup and battery holder. Save the lock washer. We are going to reuse that. You’ll notice a groove for this lock washer on the Stuckey Mini Light Spacer. Place both sides of the lock washer on the Stuckey Mini Light Spacer and spin it. Whichever side grabs the spacer better, use that side. The intended order for placement is Suction cup > lock washer > Stuckey Mini Light Spacer > Battery Holder.
Reassembling your Stuckey Mini PDR Light
Assemble the mini PDR light in the order above then put the screw back on. Getting the screw through the hole on the Stuckey battery holder is a bit tricky, but possible. Tighten the screw then check that the battery cable is seated correctly in the battery holder. If it isn’t, then you will have a difficult time sliding the battery back in. After you put the battery in, since we have the Stuckey mini PDR light disassembled, it’s a good time to straighten the battery cable. Untwist any knots then start replacing the Loc-Line. You can break it up into smaller pieces if you need to. Once you get the battery cable around the 90 degree piece of Loc-Line, plug in the battery cable then you’re done!
I made this Spin Stop tool when I started having an issue with my Stuckey mini PDR light. The file that I created says it was back in June 2024, which was about 6 months ago. Since I made it, I haven’t had any issues with my Stuckey mini PDR light spinning. You can see in the photo below how it looks after 6 months compared to a brand new Stuckey Mini Light Spacer.
Above: Stuckey Mini Light Spacer on the right is after 6 months of use.
There really isn’t much of a difference, and it looks great. To me it is worth is to repair your Stuckey mini PDR light, rather than replacing it and potentially not having a mini light for a while.