Can volume/selector pots be switched out of a pre?

I recently had my MF Nu-Vista M3 serviced, and one of the things that was done was to clean out the volume and selector pots, which were noisy. They're fine now, but it occured to me that it might have been a more reliable long-term solution to simply install new units. My amp has Alps pots, but could you use a different brand and just wire them in? I imagine you'd lose the remote control in the process, but that wouldn't be the end of the world.

It's a hypothetical question at this point as my amp is now working wonderfully, but I'd be curious to know if anyone has ever swapped out these parts.