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To remove the cotter pin, don't fuck around tap-tap-tapping. You'll just deform the pin and it will never come out.
Put a strong metal thing on it - an old spanner or something, and the fucking WHACK it as hard as you damn well can. It should come out nice and easy in one hit, with no damage to the crank or axle.