Had a coax splitter fail in a crawlspace last Friday and it's got me thinking about old parts

I was finishing a triple-play install in a 1980s house, and the signal just dropped on one line. Found the splitter in the crawlspace was the old crimp-on type, not compression, and the center pin had completely corroded. I had to crawl back out, get a new part, and re-run that leg, adding about 40 minutes to the job. Some guys say you should always replace any old splitter you find as a rule, others say if it's working, don't touch it and risk a callback. What's your standard move when you run into old, but currently working, infrastructure?

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gracet2233m ago

That old crimp-on stuff is basically a time bomb. My rule is if I have to touch it for any reason, it gets swapped out right then. Saves the next guy the headache too.