MacBook drive keeps making eject noises

Hi
A key fell off my macbook earlier this week so I took it in to get it fixed. I got it back and the superdrive doesn't work.. it just makes eject sounds and buzzes like trying to read a disk...
If I try to put in a disk it feels like there is one inside, but if i put it in while it makes the eject noise, it goes in and is readable but makes noise like something is touching the disk..
Anything I can do to fix it? Thanks.. this is beginning to look like the rev a MBP I had

Lets just say I opened it and there was an extra clip (the ones on the right side beside the superdrive that hold the case on i think) ontop of the drive putting pressure on it and taking that out lets the disks get in fine
No I never damaged it

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