What did you do with your Z today? 🙋🏻‍♂️

[Drago86]

He stated that the shifter goes too far to the right. The reverse lockout plate is what governs the shifter travel.

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1DU16ZRuPt/?mibextid=wwXIfr

You're absolutely correct, the lock-out plate matches his symptoms perfectly and is the likely culprit.

I was mainly responding to the "there's nothing to bend" portion because it IS possible (though difficult, depending on platform) to internally damage a transmission from the shift lever, but you're correct that his symptoms do not match that damage.