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                                                                     EXHIBIT 23b


                               CONSENT OF COUNSEL


         I hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of ArvinMeritor, Inc. (successor to Meritor Automotive,
Inc.)(the "Company"), in respect of the Company's 1997 Long-Term Incentives
Plan, of the references to me under the heading "Item 3. Legal Proceedings" in
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30,
1999.


                                                      /s/ M. Lee Murrah
                                                      -------------------------
                                                      M. Lee Murrah


Date: November 9, 2000

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