Disk getting stuck on dust guard

Basically, my disk is getting stuck on my dust guard whenever I eject, so it will come out about 1mm but then go straight back inside and load up DVD Watcher. Thanks if you could help me!

Similar thing happening to me, but discs do not even come 1mm out. I purchased my MacBook in 07; does anyone have an estimate on how much it is to have this problem fixed? Would it be covered under a warranty?

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Hi there,
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repaired the disk permissions. Each time I try to
install Tiger, it gets stuck at "Verifying Disk
Volume". I then booted up from the Tiger DVD and ran
Disk Utility from the DVD. Now First Aid is
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