Torque Arm and Drop Out Question

[Bohh]

Hi,

I have a solid steel fork and purchased a Amped Bike Torque arm just to be safe. What side does the torque arm go on? And does the arm part go foward or rearward?

Also, my dropouts are all steel, and fit without inside washers. However, there is a very slight gap between the top of the axel and the top of the dropout. Is this normal? The gap is exaggerated and represented by blue in this diagram :



Thank you!

 

[Link]

The axle will try to spin the opposite direction of the wheel, so the arm should be...um...torque'ing in the same direction the wheel spins (clockwise if it's on the right of the bike; counterclockwise if left).

The gap in unimportant. As long as the flats have very little to no wiggle room, you'll be fine.

 

[docnjoj]

My Ampedbikes torque arm doesnt have an open end! That makes it a lot stronger! Did U draw that differently?
otherDoc

 

[Bohh]

Thank you for the replies. The wheel spins clockwise, so I will put it on the right of the bike. But should the arm go forward or aft?

Sorry for the confusion, the drawing is just the dropout, it does not display the torque arm.