Exhibit31.1

Certification Pursuant To Section 302 Of TheSarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002 (Chapter 63, Title 18 U.S.C. Section1350(A) And (B))

I, Timothy D.Leuliette, certify that:

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| 1.  | I havereviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of MetaldyneCorporation; |

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| 2.  | Based on my knowledge, thisreport does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omitto state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, inlight of the circumstances under which such statements were made, notmisleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |

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| 3.  | Based on my knowledge, the financialstatements, and other financial information included in this report,fairly present in all material respects the financial condition,results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for,the periods presented in this report; |

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| 4.  | Theregistrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible forestablishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (asdefined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for theregistrant and have: |

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| a)  | Designedsuch disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosurecontrols and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensurethat material information relating to the registrant, including itsconsolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within thoseentities, particularly during the period in which this report is beingprepared; |

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| b)  | Evaluated theeffectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls andprocedures and presented in this report our conclusions about theeffectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the endof the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |

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| c)  | Disclosed in this report any changein the registrant's internal control over financial reportingthat occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarterthat has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materiallyaffect, the registrant's internal control over financialreporting; and |

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| 5.  | The registrant'sother certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recentevaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to theregistrant's auditors and to the audit committee of theregistrant's board of directors (or persons fulfilling theequivalent function): |

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| a)  | Allsignificant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design oroperation of internal control over financial reporting which arereasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability torecord, process, summarize and report financial information; and |

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| b)  | Any fraud, whether or not material,that involves management or other employees who have a significant rolein the registrant's internal control over financialreporting. |

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| Date:November 10, 2004 |  | /s/ Timothy D.Leuliette                     |
|                   |  | Timothy D. Leuliette ChiefExecutive Officer |
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