To start off, I have never driven a Europa or anything with a Renault tranny.
From shifting my 352 by hand (of course no parts are spinning etc. and I plan to change to Redline after a couple hundred miles), I get the feeling the shift is not silky smooth like later trannies or Japanese ones.
I am thinking more along the lines of a Toploader or Muncie's clunky shifting.....?
Comments welcome
It is more deliberate than snick-snick-snick. Clutch in good condition and adjusted properly? Linkage set up and all unreasonable play taken out of it? Metal spherical bearing ok in the top of the frame? Top hats at bottom of the shift lever in good nick? It is what it is when all is together properly. As JB says, they're never great, but, if all is where it's supposed to be and adjusted properly, once warmed up, they're tolerable (if deliberate...remember, in the stock setup, you've got 6+ feet of linkages, ball joints, pivots, and mechanism to move around before you even get to the shift mechanism in the box.
I've had good experience with Redline MT90. I'm running Miller's (because that was what was in the box when I bought the car) gear oil right now (GL4)...and when I drop the lump, will drain (who knows how long it's been in there?) and refill with Redline. Used it in my S2 and it was like night and day.
