[drs]

Thanks newBgeek!. Yes I pried the compression ring along with the brass insert out of the reservoir housing. Not good! The prying pretty much wiped out the old ring and also cracked a small piece off the reservoir as well. Lesson learned. The return line is intact, however, so I purchased a new lower reservoir from Pelican which includes the compression ring and will slide the return line into the ring as you described. I'll update when it's back together.