Why wont my mac read certain cds?

Recently I have been having some issues with my cd drive. Some cds when I put them in just spin and spin and then the drive makes a weird clicking sound about every 2 seconds and eventually just ejects the cd out. I've tried with multiple cds, new and old, some work the first time and others dont register at all in itunes or anywhere and again just do this weird spinning and sound clikcing thing before being ejected. Also when I try to eject the cd with the eject button while it is doing that, it wont eject. You don't even see the eject sign on your desktop. Could this be my drive that's going bad, can you take your drive out and replace it or clean it? Is that easy to do or do you have to take apart your computer? Any info or suggestions would be much appreciated.

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