This is the entire reason I don't plan on upgrading to 1.11+ . Was really hyped for a stock version of kas until I saw that I would no longer be able to fix wheels without consumables, which on small rovers (which don't have the space for said consumables) are prone to having their wheels break repeatedly while driving under normal conditions (this is part of why I started playing with kerbal experience turned off).
This is EXACTLY the kind of thing that belongs in the difficulty settings, where all the other "play like old versions of ksp" options are.