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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23(b)
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT
 
     We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements on
Form S-3 (No. 333-03343) and Form S-8 (Nos. 2-88940, 33-20421, 33-29351,
33-49052, 33-59580, 333-03293, 333-19697, 333-53877, 333-53879 and 333-53881) of
The BFGoodrich Company, of our report dated September 11, 1997, on our audit of
Rohr, Inc. for the year ended July 31, 1996, appearing in this Annual Report on
Form 10-K of The BFGoodrich Company for the year ended December 31, 1998.
 
                                          /s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
 
San Diego, California
March 3, 1999