A man comes to a place like this without a reputation or at best to try to repair one.

"It's a condition we are working on and trying to repair."

He wanted to take a close look at the helicopter radio and try to repair it.

He is trying hard to repair anything that might have been damaged.

He was caught trying to repair it with chicken fat.

They seem to be trying to repair the space station.

They have spent too much time and money trying to repair it.

Do not try to repair broken equipment on your own.

I stood at the sink trying to repair the damage.

Peter had very nearly killed himself trying to repair it.