Originally Posted by
StLbikerdude
I've been told by others that this is a japanese manufactured schwinn, so that would lead me to believe it uses the japanese industrial standard taper... but I don't really know, so I guess it's time to start pounding on it with the pickle fork again
Unless you are going to replace both the crank and the bottom bracket, get the proper crank arm puller and avoid the pickle fork. Note you will also have to remove the nuts or bolts holding the crank arms in place (usually a 14 mm socket is needed) before the arms can be pulled. And yes, your crank has a JIS taper.