Replaceing opticle drive.?

so i am troubleshooting this imac 17in i think its a g4. its the white one. when a cd is inserted to the drive. it makes some cranking sounds and spits the the cd back out. i would assume i need to replace the opticle drive. is there a write up on this anywhere? I tried to use this one (http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/imacg517inchopticaldrive.pdf) but when i remove the screws and try to remove the back panel the who thing just separates from the front cover. how do i get this back panel off?
any help would be great.

If it is opening from the front, then it is probably a 2006 17" white Intel iMac.
Select Optical Drive Replacement @ http://www.ifixit.com/Device/iMacIntel17%22
Which by the way is much harder to work on than a G5, because you have to remove the display without damaging it or it's connections.

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