CERTIFICATION
            PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
                (CHAPTER 63, TITLE 18 U.S.C. SS.1350(A) AND (B))


                  Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(Chapter 63, Title 18 U.S.C. ss.1350(a) and (b)), each of the undersigned hereby
individually certifies in his capacity as an officer of Metaldyne Corporation
(the "Company") that the Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the
period ended June 30, 2002 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in
such report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition
and results of operations of the Company at the end of and for the periods
covered by such Report.


Dated:  August 14, 2002                     /s/ WILLIAM M. LOWE, JR.
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                                            William M. Lowe, Jr.
                                            Chief Financial Officer


                  The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chapter 63, Title 18 U.S.C.
ss.1350(a) and (b)), is not a part of the Form 10-Q to which it refers and is,
to the extent permitted by law, provided by each of the above signatories to the
extent of his respective knowledge.