95 xj6 fuel line to filter

My car stopped starting all of a sudden at my work's parkinglot. Based on diagnosing several things, I figured its the fuel pump. As i pulled the gas tank into the trunk I realized the fuelpump is working, however the line feeding the filter was disconnected inside the tank. I reconnected it and put everything back together only to find out that I disconncted the other end of the hose that connects to the back of the tank and feeds to the filter. I can see that hose above the differencial but I tried sticking it back in for over two hours and due to the rediculous spacing I wasn't able to do so. Any advise? Anyone done this before?