The sign of the Torque exerted by the Force F_eF e is

Take into account that the torque generated by a force F, a distance r of a pivot point is given by:
[tex]\vec{\tau}=\vec{r}\times\vec{F}[/tex]Due to the torque is a cross product, you can notice that if F is parallel to r, as in the given casce for Fe, the torque is zero (because the cross product is zero)