His instructions actually show it as different than what came out of the box. In other words we had to spin the pre load adjuster opposite of what the instructions say to tighten in.
Did you ever get this issue sorted out / confirmed that the new style works as you described above? I just spent an inordinate amount of time monkeying around with my XX1 crankset and after over an hour of trial an error concluded that the new pre load mechanism will only work as described in your "New Style" diagram above. Just seemed strange that the pre load adjuster ring would stay flush to the crank arm and push the threaded sleeve it sits on in towards the bearing for pre load. I tried flipping the mechanism around but that caused interference issue with the PF 30 bearing cup. The fact that Sram does not have revised / clear instructions in support of the new design sure as hell didn't help things. Wished I had re visited this thread before I decide to flush and lube my BB .... would have saved me a lot of time and aggravation.
