2006 Chevrolet Avalanche 2500 Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2006 Chevrolet Avalanche 2500 addresses the LS and LT versions of the four-door crew cab pickup, each with the naturally aspirated 8.1-liter overhead-valve V8 of 496 cubic inches on gasoline. It is written to be used at the vehicle: sequenced removal and installation steps, torque figures for the fasteners those steps disturb, wear limits and clearances for the parts they expose, and wiring diagrams and diagnostic charts for the systems that will not show their faults any other way.

Engines covered

• 8.1L V8 (496 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door crew cab pickup

Trims covered

• LS
• LT

Known issues on the 2006 Avalanche 2500. A single recall is on the federal record for this year, and it concerns information rather than hardware: the tire and loading label on some trucks lists a vehicle capacity weight that is simply wrong, and an owner who loads or inflates to it can be running the tires outside their limits. Complaints total 53, with 13 on the power train, 10 on service brakes and seven on air bags. Driveline diagnosis, brake specifications and restraint system procedures are each set out in the corresponding chapters.