EXHIBIT 99.2


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


     Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chapter 63,
Title 18 U.S.C.  Section  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 March 30, 2003 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.



Date: May 7, 2003                             /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.  Section
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.