1996 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1996 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 is a one-engine book: 350 cubic inches, 5.7 liters, overhead valves, naturally aspirated, gasoline. The body is a four-door sport utility and the grades are Cheyenne and Custom. What that simplicity buys a technician is directness, because the tune-up table, the capacities, the clearances and the torque figures all refer to the same engine, and the length that would go to a second set of numbers goes instead to transmission, axle, brake, steering, suspension, body and wiring coverage.

Engines covered

• 5.7L V8 (350 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sport utility

Trims covered

• Cheyenne
• Custom

Known issues on the 1996 Suburban 1500. Nine complaints are on record for this model year, four of them against the service brakes, two against the suspension and one against the electrical system. Small numbers, but they land on the systems that carry a heavy truck's loads. Brake coverage includes hydraulic bleeding, line and fitting torque, friction and rotor wear limits and anti-lock diagnosis; suspension coverage includes spring, shock, control arm and bushing replacement with alignment specifications; and the electrical sections give the wiring diagrams and ground locations needed to chase an intermittent.