Hi, did you get the noise back? Im having the same issue on a 2016 370z, Ive torn everything down, discarted the knob, lever and all shifter mechanism, My conclusion is that its the linkage.
This is my car:
https://youtube.com/shorts/EiMaXkv_rZ4?feature=share
And this is another video I have found were its mentioned, he changed the whole shifter mechanism so its not there, at min 12.37:
https://youtu.be/TPg5nuOiH_c?si=8JG7HfcNmlJb13ql&t=757