A bone tunnel dilator (5) includes an elongate, flexible member (10) having leading (10L) and trailing (10T) portions, and at least one dilating element (12) disposed on a member intermediate the leading and trailing ends, a leading end of the shaft designed to be inserted through a bone tunnel and the at least one dilating element pulled into an entry end of the bone tunnel by applying pulling force to the leading end of the shaft to dilate an entry end of the bone tunnel to a shape and size defined by the dilating element, the dilator removed by pulling on the trailing end of the