opening of the latch is smaller on the new handle(38-306)

A contractor from oho says:
latch will not lock in place. looks to us that the opening is not wide enough.
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Dave Sr. from SWISCO responded:
The original lock you show is no longer available, I'm afraid. The manufacture suggests the 38-036 as a replacement. In the past, I have personally used the 38-036 with no problem. See if the strike/keeper in the window needs to be adjusted. The could have been why your original lock broke.
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