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davidisalreadytaken on September 28, 2025 1:48 am The side with the shoulder is the drive side. It’s on the right side of this image. The D-NL is Shimano’s code for 122.5mm wide symmetric spindle.
psyentologists on September 28, 2025 3:07 am I really don’t know how much clearer Shimano could have made this. `L<-` means “left” `->R` means “right”
CantAskInPerson on September 28, 2025 3:45 am Edit: I wrote the wrong side initially. The threads are different. The right side has left hand threading, so it will only fit one way.
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The side with the shoulder is the drive side. It’s on the right side of this image.
The D-NL is Shimano’s code for 122.5mm wide symmetric spindle.
I really don’t know how much clearer Shimano could have made this.
`L<-` means “left”
`->R` means “right”
Edit: I wrote the wrong side initially.
The threads are different. The right side has left hand threading, so it will only fit one way.