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, certifythat:

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| 1.  | I have reviewed thisquarterly report on Form 10-Q of Metaldyne Corporation; |

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| 2.  | Based on my knowledge, this reportdoes not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit tostate a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in lightof 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.  | The registrant's othercertifying officer and I are responsible for establishing andmaintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in ExchangeAct Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have: |

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| a)  | Designed such disclosure controls andprocedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to bedesigned under our supervision, to ensure that material informationrelating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, ismade known to us by others within those entities, particularly duringthe period in which this report is being prepared; |

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| b)  | Evaluated the effectiveness of theregistrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented inthis report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosurecontrols and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by thisreport based on such evaluation; and |

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| c)  | Disclosed in this report any change in theregistrant's internal control over financial reporting thatoccurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter thathas materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,the registrant's internal control over financial reporting;and |

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| 5.  | The registrant's othercertifying 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)  | All significantdeficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation ofinternal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likelyto adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process,summarize and report financial information; and |

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| b)  | Any fraud, whether or not material, thatinvolves management or other employees who have a significant role inthe registrant's internal control over financial reporting. |

|  | /s/ Timothy D. LeulietteTimothy D.Leuliette Chief Executive Officer |
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Date: November 17,2004

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