Unexplainable Transmission Stutter... help?

Next I wanted to make sure the shift lever was where it was supposed to be. Put it in park and lever is all the way back.

Put it in first unhooked the column to shifter rod? (Piece circled) and physically moved the shift lever. It was actually able to move ever so slightly forward.

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