Crane NXT (CXT) 10-Q 2002 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 99.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Crane Co. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Michael L. Raithel, Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, hereby certify to the best of my knowledge that:

          (1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

          (2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ MICHAEL L. RAITHEL

Michael L. RaithelVice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
November 14,  2002