diff --git a/Source/Harmony/KSPWheel.cs b/Source/Harmony/KSPWheel.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a2156c0d81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Harmony/KSPWheel.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+using HarmonyLib;
+using System.Reflection;
+using UnityEngine;
+using System.Linq;
+
+namespace RealismOverhaul.Harmony
+{
+    [HarmonyPatch]
+    internal class PatchKSPWheel_KSPWheelDamage_wearUpdateSimple
+    {
+        internal static bool Prepare()
+        {
+            bool foundKSPWheel = AssemblyLoader.loadedAssemblies.FirstOrDefault(a => a.name.Equals("KSPWheel", System.StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)) != null;
+            return foundKSPWheel;
+        }
+
+        internal static MethodBase TargetMethod() => AccessTools.TypeByName("KSPWheel.KSPWheelDamage")?.GetMethod("wearUpdateSimple", AccessTools.all);
+
+        [HarmonyPrefix]
+        internal static bool Prefix_wearUpdateSimple(PartModule __instance, ref float ___load, ref float ___loadStress, ref float ___speed, ref float ___stressTime)
+        {
+            if (!HighLogic.LoadedSceneIsFlight)
+                return true;
+
+            if (__instance.vessel == null)
+                return true;
+
+            // We clobber prelaunch just in case there's kraken twitching.
+            // And we obviously clobber all the other situations
+            // so we only bail when Landed.
+            if (__instance.vessel.situation == Vessel.Situations.LANDED)
+                return true;
+
+            // Reset everything
+            ___load = ___loadStress = ___speed = 0f;
+            // the method does this if load and speed are under limit
+            ___stressTime = Mathf.Max(0f, ___stressTime - Time.fixedDeltaTime);
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Source/RealismOverhaul.csproj b/Source/RealismOverhaul.csproj
index db2c6ae5cb..8074603aa7 100644
--- a/Source/RealismOverhaul.csproj
+++ b/Source/RealismOverhaul.csproj
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Harmony\ModuleEngines.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Harmony\KSPUtil.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Harmony\FlightGlobals.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Harmony\KSPWheel.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Harmony\Vessel.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Harmony\PartLoader.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Harmony\OrbitDriver.cs" />